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The Burning Land
By David O. Stewart
The Civil War comes vividly to life in this gripping tale.
Whale Fall: A Novel
By Elizabeth O’Connor
A restrained, beautiful story of an island nearly smothered by isolation.
The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel
By Camille Aubray
An American in pre-WWII France navigates a daunting mix of starlets and spies.
Flight of the Wild Swan: A Novel
By Melissa Pritchard
Before she became a metaphor, Florence Nightingale was a woman.
Never Sleep
By Fred Van Lente
A female P.I. tries to foil an assassination plot against Lincoln.
Discipline: A Novel
By Debra Spark
This ambitious historical mystery mostly sticks the landing.
The Phoenix Crown: A Novel
By Kate Quinn and Janie Chang
Veteran authors team up to deliver a suspenseful, ripped-from-reality historical mystery.
The God of Endings
By Jacqueline Holland
This sweeping vampire epic swings for the fences — and misses.
