Theodora Goss’ The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter is a delight for lovers of classic science […]
A Study in Scarlet Women, by Sherry Thomas
Sherry Thomas’ A Study in Scarlet Women is an unabashedly feminist pastiche of Sherlock Holmes. In […]
The Amber Shadows, by Lucy Ribchester
By the time I finished reading Lucy Ribchester’s The Amber Shadows, I felt like I was […]
Ruined Stones, by Eric Reed
If it hadn’t been for the war, Grace Baxter would never have been able to […]
Arrowood, by Mick Finlay
William Arrowood hates Sherlock Holmes. The damned man is on everyone’s lips as the best […]
Murder on Black Swan Lane, by Andrea Penrose
With Murder on Black Swan Lane, Andrea Penrose launches a new series featuring the satirical cartoonish […]
The Weight of Ink, by Rachel Kadish
The truism that history repeats itself is even more true in fiction. Rachel Kadish’s The Weight […]
Underground Fugue, by Margot Singer
Margot Singer’s Underground Fugue is a novel that has not only subtext; it has background melody. In […]
The Witchfinder’s Sister, by Beth Underdown
Between 1644 and 1647, Matthew Hopkins traveled through rural East Anglia killing hundreds of people. […]
The Zoo, by Isobel Charman
Reader, I skimmed this book. Isobel Charman’s The Zoo: The Wild and Wonderful Tale of the […]