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A strong match for readers who enjoy historical mysteries with international intrigue and high-stakes adventure.
Murder in Constantinople
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery
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Called “A rip-roaring adventure” by the Daily Mail, this historical mystery follows 21-year-old Ben Canaan, whose discovery of a mysterious letter and photograph takes him from 1854 London to Constantinople. With only the words “The White Death” as a clue, Ben investigates grisly murders amid political conspiracy and betrayal. A strong match for readers who enjoy historical mysteries with international intrigue and high-stakes adventure.
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Alfred Hitchcock meets Indiana Jones in this acclaimed, globe-trotting historical mystery about a wayward Jewish kid drawn into a sinister plot
“Impressive. . . Enthralling. . . Goldin brings a long-lost era to life in vivid, evocative detail” — Financial Times
“A rip-roaring adventure. . . A zip-along plot, packed full of political machinations, strange deaths and ruinous romance” — Daily Mail
This entertaining historical mystery is the exciting debut novel from London-based musician and screenwriter A.E. Goldin. Thrillingly paced and with an enchanting historical setting, it launches an unforgettable new hero in a series that provides all the nostalgic reading pleasure of classic Sherlock Holmes.
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London, 1854. 21-year-old Ben Canaan attracts trouble wherever he goes. His father wants him to be a good Jewish son, working for the family business on Whitechapel Road, but Ben and his friends, the 'Good-for-Nothings', just want adventure.
Then the chance discovery of an enigmatic letter and a photograph of a beautiful woman bring Ben an adventure more dangerous than anything he’d imagined. Suddenly he is thrown into the heart of a mystery that takes him away from everything he has known and all the way to Constantinople, the jewel of an empire and the centre of a world on the brink of war.
Ben’s only clue is 3 words: ‘The White Death’. Now he must find what links a string of grisly murders, following a trail through kingmaking and conspiracy, poison and high politics, bloodshed and betrayal. In a city of deadly secrets, no one is safe – and one wrong step could cost Ben his life.
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A strong fit for readers who enjoy historical mysteries with rural settings, escalating crime, and independent cowboy lawmen.
South California Purples
Mystery · Historical Mystery · Western
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Called a “fast-moving series launch” by Publishers Weekly, this 2018 Killer Nashville Readers’ Choice Award winner follows Ty Dawson, a Korean War veteran running his family's Oregon cattle ranch in 1973. When mysterious cattle deaths lead to murder, protests over a planned wild horse slaughter and a violent biker gang complicate matters, and Ty is appointed undersheriff. A strong fit for readers who enjoy historical mysteries with rural settings, escalating crime, and independent cowboy lawmen.
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"The novel combines the mystery and honesty of Craig Johnson's Longmire with the first-person narration of a fiercely independent Oregon character." —Sheila Deeth, author of John's Joy
Winner of the 2018 Killer Nashville Readers' Choice Award
2017 Foreword Indies Finalist for Historical
A Korean War veteran, Ty Dawson finds refuge running his family's cattle ranch, the Diamond D, one of the largest in Oregon—and there's no place he'd rather be. But in 1973, the country falls into turmoil with the last soldiers returning from Vietnam, the stand-off at Wounded Knee, and the ongoing Watergate scandal. And it isn't long before Ty finds his own peace and quiet shattered by outside forces.
A string of mysterious cattle deaths leads to the murder of a cowhand, but that's just the beginning. News leaks that the Bureau of Land Management plans on a wild horse slaughter, which brings protestors and news cameras to the area, not to mention a violent biker gang known as the Charlatans. Overwhelmed, the sheriff appoints Ty as undersheriff. And as events spiral out of control, Ty must take matters into his own hands to protect his family, his land, and his way of life . . .
"A masterful work of a time gone by. Birtcher possesses a rare skill that is the envy of many a writer. He deftly employs literary prose to reveal the life of a hard-driven man. Ty Dawson is a cowboy, lawman, father and philosopher like none other." —Neal Griffin, Los Angeles Times–bestselling author of The Burden of Proof
"[A] fast-moving series launch . . . Birtcher takes readers on an exciting ride." —Publishers Weekly
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A great pick for readers who enjoy historical whodunits, eccentric sleuths, and country-house mysteries.
The Murder at World’s End
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Historical Mystery
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ross Montgomery comes a locked-room mystery set in Cornwall in 1910, where a viscount preparing for the apocalypse is found murdered inside his sealed study. Under-butler Stephen Pike, recently released from Borstal for a crime he didn't commit, teams up with foul-mouthed, eighty-year-old Miss Decima Stockingham to uncover the killer amid secret passages and buried grudges. A great pick for readers who enjoy historical whodunits, eccentric sleuths, and country-house mysteries.
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Knives Out meets Downton Abbey! Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo—an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogenarian—hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world, in this locked-room mystery by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ross Montgomery.
Cornwall, 1910. On a remote tidal island, the Viscount of Tithe Hall is absorbed in feverish preparations for the apocalypse that he believes will accompany the passing of Halley's Comet. The Hall must be sealed from top to bottom—every window, chimney, and keyhole closed off before night falls. But what the pompous, dishonest Viscount has failed to take into account is the danger that lies within... By morning, he will be dead in his sealed study, murdered by his own ancestral crossbow.
All eyes turn to Stephen Pike, Tithe Hall's newest under-butler. Fresh out of Borstal for a crime he didn't commit, he is the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. His unlikely ally? Miss Decima Stockingham, the foul-mouthed, sharp as a tack, eighty-year-old family matriarch. Fearless and unconventional, she relishes chaos and puzzles alike, and a murder is just the thrill she's been waiting for.
Together, this mismatched duo must navigate secret passages, buried grudges, and rising terror to unmask the killer before it's too late...
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A strong match for readers who enjoy atmospheric historical mysteries, early forensic investigations, and unconventional detective partnerships.
The Gravedigger’s Almanac
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Hangman's Daughter comes a historical mystery set in 1893 Vienna, where young inspector Leopold von Herzfeldt teams up with eccentric gravedigger Augustin Rothmayer to investigate a series of ritualistic murders. With help from telephone operator Julia Wolf, they follow the killer into the city's underworld as modern criminology begins to take shape. A strong match for readers who enjoy atmospheric historical mysteries, early forensic investigations, and unconventional detective partnerships.
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Hangman's Daughter returns with the first volume in a brand-new historical mystery series which introduces a gravedigger and young inspector who must stop a serial killer in fin de siecle Vienna—the period during which modern criminology was born.
Vienna, 1893. A gravedigger at the city’s famous Central Cemetery, Augustin Rothmayer is an unorthodox yet highly educated oddball who finds solace amongst the dead as well as in the writing the pages of the first almanac of his profession. But his fragile peace is abruptly disturbed when young inspector Leopold von Herzfeldt, an ambitious young transfer from Graz, arrives in need of help from someone expert in death. No one knows the subject better than Augustin Rothmeyer.
A superstitious killer is on the loose in this gripping historical thriller. His victims include several maids, each brutally staked. Recognizing the killer is using an ancient ritual for keeping the undead buried, the gravedigger joins the inspector on a journey that will take them deep into the underworld of their glamorous cosmopolitan city. In their search for a depraved monster, they receive unexpected help from telephone operator Julia Wolf, who impresses them with her unusual insight even as she fights her own personal demons.
Oliver Pötzsch’s inventive historical crime series delivers the thrills and historical detail modern international mystery fans crave: a grippingly plotted mystery rooted in early forensic investigation, a rich and painstakingly researched setting, a fascinating look into the beginnings of modern criminology, and an unlikely and unforgettable trio of characters.
- A great read for spooky-season nights
- A perfect addition to any Halloween reading list
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A good pick for readers who enjoy cozy mysteries with amateur sleuthing, country-club circles, social secrets, and murder arriving in the middle of ordinary plans.
Evil Ways
Mystery · Amateur Sleuths · Historical Mystery
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Ellison agrees to fill in for one afternoon of bridge, only for Lavinia Denton to die at the table. Convinced the death was murder, Ellison is pulled into an investigation by the information people keep giving her, and those unwanted clues may put her in danger. A good pick for readers who enjoy cozy mysteries with amateur sleuthing, country-club circles, social secrets, and murder arriving in the middle of ordinary plans.
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No good deed goes unpunished.
Ellison agreed to one afternoon of bridge, one favor for a woman whose husband is having a heart attack. She doesn't ask who else is playing. She should have.
When Lavinia Denton dies at the bridge table, Ellison is sure she’s been murdered.
Ellison doesn’t mean to investigate. Really, she doesn’t. But people keep telling her things.
And all that information she didn’t ask for? It just might get her killed.
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A strong match for readers who like medieval mysteries, undercover investigations, historical detail, and romance complicated by suspicion.
The Apothecary Rose
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery
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Called “Authentic characters, and a credible plot...Essential for historical fans” by Library Journal, this medieval mystery follows Owen Archer to York in 1363, where he poses as an apothecary’s apprentice after two knights die from a suspicious healing potion. His investigation draws him toward Lucie, the apothecary’s wife, even as evidence suggests she may be connected to the deaths, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 2,200 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers who like medieval mysteries, undercover investigations, historical detail, and romance complicated by suspicion.
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A healing remedy or a deadly poison? Owen Archer confronts a lethal mix of dangerous attraction and troubling secrets when two knights die unexpectedly.
York, 1363. Master apothecary Nicholas Wilton provides a healing potion for a wounded soldier at St. Mary’s Abbey.
A KILLER CURE?
When Brother Wulfstan administers the special physick to the pilgrim and a fellow knight, tragedy strikes. Is the poisonous potion an accident, or a deliberate act of murder? Owen is sent to investigate by the Archbishop of York, disguised as an apothecary apprentice assisting Wilton’s wife, Lucie.
THE SINS OF A KNIGHT
He soon learns that the first victim, Sir Geoffrey Montaigne, travelled to York to atone a past sin, and had crossed paths with Nicholas before. What was the knight’s past misdeed, and what is his connection to the apothecary?
IS FORBIDDEN LOVE A DEADLY DRUG?
Owen uncovers troubling links between the knight and others close to Nicholas – including Lucie, who has captured his heart. But is he falling in love with a killer?
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Good for readers who like classic British detection, historical crime, forensic detail, and detective duos.
THE COMPLETE DETECTIVE HENRY JOHNSTONE HISTORICAL MYSTERIES
Mystery · Historical Mystery
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Called “Excellent . . . Fans of golden age mysteries will be delighted” by Publishers Weekly, THE COMPLETE DETECTIVE HENRY JOHNSTONE HISTORICAL MYSTERIES collects ten interwar British mysteries following forensic Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone and people-smart Sergeant Mickey Hitchens through murders, class tension, and secrets between the wars. Good for readers who like classic British detection, historical crime, forensic detail, and detective duos.
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‘Excellent . . . Fans of golden age mysteries will be delighted’ Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Ten historical mysteries. Over 2000 pages. Two chalk-and-cheese detectives. Many hours of high-quality mystery reading.
Lincolnshire, England, 1928. Builders lift the flagstones in a narrow yard and uncover three bodies in shallow graves. A woman, a young man and a seven-year-old girl.
The local police are out of their depth. Scotland Yard sends Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone and Sergeant Mickey Hitchens north with the famous murder bag.
Henry came back from the trenches changed. Precise, contained, hard to read. He works a crime scene like a scientist: fingerprints, photographs, bloodstains, fibres, every detail copied into the black-bound murder book he keeps in his own hand.
Mickey is his opposite: a proper East End copper. Henry reads evidence. Mickey reads people. Between them, very little stays buried.
But the bodies in the yard are only the beginning.
Across ten atmospheric cases, the investigations move from hard-up terraced streets and Lincolnshire market towns to south-coast sands, smoke-blackened factory districts, country houses and the glittering world of the bright young things.
This is England between the wars: uneasy, divided, still haunted by the trenches, where the old order and the fast new set both have secrets worth killing for.
Classic British detection in the Golden Age tradition. Perfect for readers of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Margery Allingham, and for fans of Charles Todd, Jacqueline Winspear and Frances Brody.
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It works for readers who want elegant settings, amateur sleuthing, social intrigue, and mysteries that keep danger tucked behind perfect etiquette.
The Lady Darriby-Jones Mysteries
Mystery · Historical Mystery
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Beneath polished manners and grand houses, murder keeps finding its way into respectable company in The Lady Darriby-Jones Mysteries. This 12-book British cozy collection follows Lady Darriby-Jones through scandals, vanishing guests, suspicious strangers, and deadly deceptions. It works for readers who want elegant settings, amateur sleuthing, social intrigue, and mysteries that keep danger tucked behind perfect etiquette.
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Get all 12 cozy mysteries for just 99¢ (99p) — or read FREE with Kindle Unlimited.
Step into a world of secrets, scandal… and perfectly polite murder.
In the glittering world of Lady Darriby-Jones, appearances are everything—and beneath the surface, danger is always waiting.
This 12-book cozy mystery collection invites you into a charming yet treacherous society of grand houses, vintage cars, and unforgettable characters… where every guest has something to hide.
From suspicious strangers to vanishing guests, from whispered scandals to deadly deceptions, Lady Darriby-Jones must unravel each mystery before it’s too late.
Inside this complete collection:
- The Mystery of the Polite Man
- The Mystery of the American Slug
- The Mystery of the Back Passage
- The Mystery of the Murder That Wasn’t
- The Mystery of Miss Cess Pitt
- The Mystery of the Bag of Bones
- The Mystery of the Sudden Demotion
- The Mystery of the Missing Misses
- The Mystery of the Royal Rogue
- The Mystery of Mothering Sunday
- The Mystery of the Christmas Crackers
- The Mystery of the Wettest Wedding Ever
Perfect for fans of charming British mysteries, clever twists, and cozy page-turners you won’t want to put down.
If you love strong heroines, elegant settings, and mysteries with a touch of wit, this is the series for you.
Start reading today and lose yourself in twelve delightful mysteries.
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For readers who like literary historical mysteries with famous figures, metafictional questions, and conspiracy-driven suspense.
The Fifth Heart
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery · Historical Thriller
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Suicidal Henry James and doubting Sherlock Holmes team up to investigate a suspicious death and vast conspiracy in Gilded Age America, with a 4.1-star rating from more than 900 Amazon reviewers. For readers who like literary historical mysteries with famous figures, metafictional questions, and conspiracy-driven suspense.
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In 1893, Sherlock Holmes and Henry James come to America together to solve the mystery of the 1885 death of Clover Adams, wife of the esteemed historian Henry Adams -- member of the Adams family that has given the United States two Presidents. Clover's suicide appears to be more than it at first seemed; the suspected foul play may involve matters of national importance.
Holmes is currently on his Great Hiatus -- his three-year absence after Reichenbach Falls during which time the people of London believe him to be deceased. Holmes has faked his own death because, through his powers of ratiocination, the great detective has come to the conclusion that he is a fictional character.
This leads to serious complications for James -- for if his esteemed fellow investigator is merely a work of fiction, what does that make him? And what can the master storyteller do to fight against the sinister power -- possibly named Moriarty -- that may or may not be controlling them from the shadows?
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Good for readers who like swashbuckling historical adventure, seafaring danger, and revenge-driven coming-of-age stories.
Wake of the Perdido Star
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery
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In 1805, a seventeen-year-old sailor seeks revenge in Cuba after family tragedy, embarking on a three-year journey filled with storms, shipwrecks, and adventures around the world. Wake of the Perdido Star has a 4.6-star rating from more than 700 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like swashbuckling historical adventure, seafaring danger, and revenge-driven coming-of-age stories.
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The Oscar-winning actor teams up with a shipwreck diving expert to spin a cinematic tale of nineteenth century pirates, shipwrecks, and sea adventure.
In 1805, seventeen-year-old Jack O'Reilly sets sail with his parents from America to Cuba aboard the Perdido Star. But when tragedy strikes shortly after their arrival, Jack makes a desperate escape, rejoining the departing Star as a member of the crew. On his yearslong journey around the globe, he only grows more obsessed with avenging the murder of his parents.
By the time he returns to Cuba, Jack has faced storms, shipwreck, and deadly battles. He leads a renegade band who call themselves the Right Honourable Brotherhood of the Shipwrecked Men of the Star. But having seen and suffered so much, what is Jack now willing to sacrifice for revenge?
Hackman and Lenihan infuse this swashbuckling tale with authentic details of 19th century seafaring and deep sea diving. The hero Jack is joined by a colorful cast of characters, including Paul Le Maire, the aristocratic intellectual who earns Jack's friendship; Quince, the first mate, Jack's mentor and defender; Quen-Li, the mysterious Chinese cook whose skills extend beyond the galley; Hansumbob, the ship's poet, whose simplicity belies a wisdom born of the heart; and the greedy Count de Silva, whose charm masks a murderous soul.
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Good for readers who like historical mystery, old Hollywood scandal, and murder.
Land of Dreams
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery · Historical Romance
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From USA Today bestselling author Gian Sardar, Land of Dreams follows Frankie Donnelly, a studio fixer in 1933 Hollywood, as a celebrity wedding built to hide two stars’ darkest secrets spirals into murder. With tabloids circling, Frankie must decide whom to protect and whom to destroy, with a 4.1-star rating from more than 12,300 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like historical mystery, old Hollywood scandal, and murder.
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In the 1930s, scandal, secret loves, and murder shatter a woman’s Hollywood dream in a gripping novel by the USA Today bestselling author of When the World Goes Quiet.
It’s 1933, and though the country is stuck in the Great Depression, movies are the ultimate escape. But Hollywood is skilled at selling lies, and nothing is as it seems.
Frankie Donnelly is scrappy, smart, and ambitious. Her knack for spinning any story into stellar publicity has made her an invaluable “fixer” at RCO Studios, where she works under the tutelage of powerful Nico Marconi. Frankie’s latest fix is the upcoming marriage of Hollywood royals Jack Sawyer and June Finney, and millions of fans can’t wait to see their favorite silver-screen lovers tie the knot. But Frankie knows the truth: The marriage is an artful cover for Jack and June’s darkest secrets.
When a shocking murder occurs, allegiances fracture, the tabloids go wild, and a devastated public is left reeling. Frankie uncovers new layers of scandal and deception and is forced to choose which Hollywood player to protect and who to destroy. Now, more than ever, the country needs a happy ending—but at what cost?
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A good pick for readers who enjoy historical fiction combining real figures, courtroom battles, and technological innovation.
The Last Days of Night
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery
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A New York Times bestseller called “A model of superior historical fiction” by The Washington Post, this novel follows young attorney Paul Cravath as he represents George Westinghouse against Thomas Edison in a legal battle over the invention of the light bulb. Set in 1888 New York, the story brings Cravath into a world of powerful inventors, corporate rivalries, and ambitious schemes. A good pick for readers who enjoy historical fiction combining real figures, courtroom battles, and technological innovation.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A world of invention and skulduggery, populated by the likes of Edison, Westinghouse, and Tesla.”—Erik Larson
“A model of superior historical fiction . . . an exciting, sometimes astonishing story.”—The Washington Post
From Graham Moore, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Imitation Game and New York Times bestselling author of The Sherlockian, comes a thrilling novel—based on actual events—about the nature of genius, the cost of ambition, and the battle to electrify America.
New York, 1888. Gas lamps still flicker in the city streets, but the miracle of electric light is in its infancy. The person who controls the means to turn night into day will make history—and a vast fortune. A young untested lawyer named Paul Cravath, fresh out of Columbia Law School, takes a case that seems impossible to win. Paul’s client, George Westinghouse, has been sued by Thomas Edison over a billion-dollar question: Who invented the light bulb and holds the right to power the country?
The case affords Paul entry to the heady world of high society—the glittering parties in Gramercy Park mansions, and the more insidious dealings done behind closed doors. The task facing him is beyond daunting. Edison is a wily, dangerous opponent with vast resources at his disposal—private spies, newspapers in his pocket, and the backing of J. P. Morgan himself. Yet this unknown lawyer shares with his famous adversary a compulsion to win at all costs. How will he do it?
In obsessive pursuit of victory, Paul crosses paths with Nikola Tesla, an eccentric, brilliant inventor who may hold the key to defeating Edison, and with Agnes Huntington, a beautiful opera singer who proves to be a flawless performer on stage and off. As Paul takes greater and greater risks, he’ll find that everyone in his path is playing their own game, and no one is quite who they seem.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
“A satisfying romp . . . Takes place against a backdrop rich with period detail . . . Works wonderfully as an entertainment . . . As it charges forward, the novel leaves no dot unconnected.”—Noah Hawley, The New York Times Book Review
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