Category: Historical Fiction

WRATH OF THE FURIES: Roman detective Gordianus the Finder tries to go undercover amid angry Greeks bearing arms – #bookreview

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  Wrath of the Furies A Novel of the Ancient World Steven Saylor Minotaur Books – hardback, Kindle As a young student, I deliberately avoided the ancient world—all of those armless and headless statues, magnificent carved-stone structures collapsed into rubble, “wonders of the world,” and gods and goddesses who allegedly had both magical powers and … Continue reading WRATH OF THE FURIES: Roman detective Gordianus the Finder tries to go undercover amid angry Greeks bearing arms – #bookreview

BLEEDING KANSAS: Coming-of-age adventure and danger on the American frontier just before the Civil War – #fiction #bookreview

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Bleeding Kansas Dave Eisenstark (World Castle Publishing, LLC – paperback, Kindle)   It is very tempting to say: “This book is a lot like Huckleberry Finn, but on land, with lots of horses and guns!” However, amid the humor, the horrors and the main character’s many dangerous, coming-of-age adventures, readers also get close, unnerving looks … Continue reading BLEEDING KANSAS: Coming-of-age adventure and danger on the American frontier just before the Civil War – #fiction #bookreview

The Sun is God – Adrian McKinty takes readers well off the beaten path with this new historical mystery – #bookreview

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  The Sun is God Adrian McKinty Seventh Street Books – Kindle, paperback Take a weird but true exotic setting. Throw in some real people and real murders. Add to the mix a fictional investigator: Will Prior, an ex-military police lieutenant who deliberately got himself cashiered from the British army during the Boer War following … Continue reading The Sun is God – Adrian McKinty takes readers well off the beaten path with this new historical mystery – #bookreview

Halley – This fine, intense #YA novel explores the harsh lives that women and children faced in 1930s rural Georgia – #bookreview

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Halley Faye Gibbons (NewSouth Books – hardcover, Kindle)   Life was tough in the mountains of  northeast Georgia during the Great Depression. And it was particularly hard for women, who had virtually no rights and no say in important matters, especially if they were unmarried. The rural mountain life also was tough for children, who … Continue reading Halley – This fine, intense #YA novel explores the harsh lives that women and children faced in 1930s rural Georgia – #bookreview

Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel – A cool detective procedural set in ancient Rome – #mystery #bookreview

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    Enemies at Home A Flavia Albia Novel Lindsey Davis  ( Minotaur Books, hardback, Kindle ) Can a 29-year-old widow make it as a private detective in first century A.D. Rome? Flavia Albia has some friends in semi-high places. And she has one very important family connection: She is the adopted daughter of Marcus … Continue reading Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel – A cool detective procedural set in ancient Rome – #mystery #bookreview

River of Angels – An excellent tale of two families and their divided city: Los Angeles – #fiction #bookreview

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  River of Angels Alejandro Morales (Arte Público Press, paperback )   This third novel by Alejandro Morales is a compelling, evocative portrait of  two very different families whose lives become intertwined through their children, in ways both loving and tragic. Set in the 19th and 20th centuries, River of Angels is also the story … Continue reading River of Angels – An excellent tale of two families and their divided city: Los Angeles – #fiction #bookreview

Raiders of the Nile – Steven Saylor brings fast-paced action & intrigue to ancient Egypt – #fiction #bookreview

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Raiders of the Nile A Novel of the Ancient World Steven Saylor (Minotaur Books – hardcover , Kindle ) Best-selling author Steven Saylor is well-known for his many books, including his Roma Sub Rosa series of historical mysteries set in ancient Rome, starring Gordianus the Finder, a B.C. equivalent of Sherlock Holmes. Now, in Raiders of … Continue reading Raiders of the Nile – Steven Saylor brings fast-paced action & intrigue to ancient Egypt – #fiction #bookreview

The Ides of April – An entertaining new Lindsey Davis detective series debut – #mystery #bookreview

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The Ides of April A Flavia Albia Mystery Lindsey Davis (Minotaur Books, hardback, paperback, Kindle, Audio CD) Many fans of the Marcus Didius Falco mysteries set in first-century Rome will delight in this new spin-off series by London author Lindsey Davis. Readers eagerly seeking another unusual detective to follow may relish this series debut, as … Continue reading The Ides of April – An entertaining new Lindsey Davis detective series debut – #mystery #bookreview

Sophie’s Diary: A Mathematical Novel – Imagining French mathematician Sophie Germain as a young teen – #bookreview

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Sophie’s Diary: A Mathematical Novel Dora Musielak (Math Association of America, hardback) The Mathematical Association of America recently has published the second edition of this intriguing “mathematical novel.” Its story is built around a fictional diary and a real-life French mathematician, Marie-Sophie Germain. The well-written tale imagines Ms. Germain writing down her thoughts and experiences while … Continue reading Sophie’s Diary: A Mathematical Novel – Imagining French mathematician Sophie Germain as a young teen – #bookreview

Man in the Blue Moon – Fine Southern fiction by Michael Morris – #bookreview #fiction

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Man in the Blue Moon Michael Morris (Tyndale, paperback – Kindle) Book reviewers, particularly Southern U.S. book reviewers, frequently pick through new “Southern” novels looking for “echoes” of William Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor, Harper Lee, Eudora Welty, or Walker Percy. (I wish some of them also would look for echoes of that good but now almost-forgotten … Continue reading Man in the Blue Moon – Fine Southern fiction by Michael Morris – #bookreview #fiction