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by Matthew Pearl
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by Greer Macallister
Published Mar 2018
Read ReviewsInspired by the real story of investigator Kate Warne, this spirited novel follows the detective's rise during one of the nation's times of crisis, bringing to life a fiercely independent woman whose forgotten triumphs helped sway the fate of the country.
by Ron Childress
Published Jul 2016
Read ReviewsWinner of the prestigious PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, And West Is West is an inspired novel about two young people who learn, the hard way, about the devastating power of new technology to isolate us from the consequences of our actions.
by Miranda J. Carter
Published Feb 2016
Read ReviewsSet in the untamed wilds of nineteenth-century colonial India, a dazzling historical thriller introducing an unforgettable investigative pair.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
by Natasha Pulley
Published Jul 2015
Read ReviewsA sweeping, atmospheric narrative that takes the reader on an unexpected journey through Victorian London, Japan as its civil war crumbles long-standing traditions, and beyond.
by S J. Gazan
Published Nov 2014
Read ReviewsWinner of the Danish Crime Novel of the Decade, S.J. Gazan's debut novel The Dinosaur Feather is a classic of Scandinavian noir, from its richly imagined and deeply flawed characters to its scintillating exploration of one of the most fascinating aspects of contemporary dinosaur and avian research.
by Don Lee
Published Jul 2013
Read ReviewsA sparkling bildungsroman about friendship and betrayal, art and race.
by Lyndsay Faye
Published Mar 2013
Read Reviews1845. New York City forms its first police force. The great potato famine hits Ireland. These two seemingly disparate events will change New York City. Forever.
by Mat Johnson
Published Sep 2012
Read ReviewsA comic journey into the ultimate land of whiteness by an unlikely band of African American adventurers
by Felix J. Palma
Published Jun 2012
Read ReviewsA skeptical H. G. Wells investigates time-travel mysteries including an aristocrat's love affair with a murdered prostitute from the past, a Victorian woman's escape to the future, and a plot to murder celebrated authors to steal their written works.
by S.J. Parris
Published Feb 2011
Read ReviewsMasterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
by Peter Carey
Published Jan 2011
Read ReviewsFrom the two-time Booker Prizewinning author comes an irrepressibly funny new novel set in early nineteenth-century America.
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