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Reviews of Historical Mysteries

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Historical Mysteries

THE ACCUSERS by Lindsey Davis Mysterious Press/Warner, April 2004 **** Reviewed 5/23/04
AMBROSE BIERCE AND THE DEATH OF KINGS by Oakley Hall Viking, 2001 **** Reviewed 11/29/01
AMELIA PEABODY'S EGYPT: A COMPENDIUM by Elizabeth Peters (ed.) William Morrow, October 2003 **** Reviewed 11/12/03
AN ANTIC DISPOSITION by Alan Gordon St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2004 **** Reviewed 1/13/04
ASHES OF THE ELEMENTS by Alys Clare St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2001 ** Reviewed 7/23/01
THE BAWDY BASKET by Edward Marston St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2002 *** Reviewed 9/13/02
BEACON STREET MOURNING by Dianne Day Doubleday, October 2000 **** Reviewed 10/15/00
BLOOD ON THE WOOD by Gillian Linscott St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2004 **** Reviewed 6/17/04
A BODY IN THE BATHHOUSE by Lindsey Davis Warner Books, 2002 (2001 in the U.K.) **** Reviewed 12/06/02
BONE OF CONTENTION by Roberta Gellis FORGE, September 2002 **** Reviewed 12/10/02
CALIFORNIA GIRL by T. Jefferson Parker William Morrow, September 2004 **** Reviewed 11/04/04
THE CANTERBURY PAPERS by Judith Healey William Morrow, December 2003 **** Reviewed 7/01/04
CAVEAT EMPTOR by Ruth Downie Bloombury USA, December 2010 *** Reviewed 3/09/11
CHAPEL NOIR by Carole Nelson Douglas Forge, October 2001 *** Reviewed 1/06/02
CHICAGO CONFIDENTIAL by Max Allan Collins New American Library, June 2002 **** Reviewed 6/30/02
CHILDREN OF THE STORM by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, 2003 ** Reviewed 6/16/03
CINNAMON KISS by Walter Mosley Little, Brown & Company, September 2005 **** Reviewed 11/11/05
THE CONFESSION by Charles Todd William Morrow, January 2012 *** Reviewed 11/29/11
THE DAMASCENED BLADE by Barbara Cleverly Carroll & Graf, 2003 **** Reviewed 9/09/04
DARK FIRE by C. J. Sansom Viking, January 2005 **** Reviewed 6/10/05
DEATH AND THE JUBILEE by David Dickinson Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003 **** Reviewed 7/21/03
DEATH AT DARTMOOR by Robin Paige Berkley Prime Crime, February 2002 **** Reviewed 2/27/02
DEATH AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE by Deryn Lake Allison & Busby, 2002 ** Reviewed 5/30/03
DEATH OF AN OLD MASTER by David Dickinson Carroll & Graf, February 2004 **** Reviewed 7/06/04
THE DEMON ARCHER by P. C. Doherty St. Martin's Minotaur, 1999/March 2001 *** Reviewed 4/01/01
THE DEVIL'S OWN RAG DOLL by Mitchell Bartoy St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2005 *** Reviewed 1/22/06
DIE LAUGHING by Carola Dunn St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2003 *** Reviewed 1/14/04
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Larry Millett Viking, 2002 ** Reviewed 1/28/03
DISSOLUTION by C. J. Sansom Viking, 2003 *** Reviewed 8/20/03
THE DONS AND MR. DICKENS by William J. Palmer St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2000 ** Reviewed 12/31/00
DRAGON'S LAIR by Sharon Kay Penman Marian Wood/G. P. Putnam's Sons, October 2003 **** Reviewed 12/23/03
DRAUGHT FOR A DEAD MAN by Caroline Roe Berkley Prime Crime, November 2002 **** Reviewed 2/11/03
EIGHT FOR ETERNITY by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Poisoned Pen Press, April 2010 **** Reviewed 6/30/10
FACE DOWN ACROSS THE WESTERN SEA by Kathy Lynn Emerson St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2002 ** Reviewed 6/21/02
FEAR ITSELF by Walter Mosley Little, Brown and Company, July 2003 **** Reviewed 7/14/03
FEARLESS JONES by Walter Mosley Little, Brown and Company, 2001 **** Reviewed 7/03/01
A FEAST OF POISONS by C. L. Grace St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2004 ** Reviewed 8/05/04
FEAR OF THE DARK by Walter Mosley Little, Brown & Co., September 2006 *** Reviewed 12/01/06
FIVE FOR SILVER by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Poisoned Pen Press, March 2004 **** Reviewed 6/30/04
FORTUNE LIKE THE MOON by Alys Clare St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2000 *** Reviewed 7/16/01
FOUR FOR A BOY by Mary Reed & Eric Mayer Poisoned Pen Press, 2003 **** Reviewed 8/16/03
FULL DARK HOUSE by Christopher FowlerBantam, 2003 *** Reviewed 8/12/04
A GLADIATOR DIES ONLY ONCE by Steven Saylor St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2005 *** Reviewed 8/17/05
THE GODLESS MAN by Paul Doherty Carroll & Graf, 2002 **** Reviewed 9/04/02
THE GOLDEN ONE by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, 2002 **** Reviewed 6/12/02
GOODNIGHT SWEET PRINCE by David Dickinson Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2002 (U.K. 2001) **** Reviewed 4/07/02
A GRAVE AT GLORIETA by Michael Kilian Berkley Prime Crime, January 2003 **** Reviewed 2/16/03
GRAVEYARD DUST by Barbara Hambly Bantam, 2000 **** Reviewed 5/18/04
THE GREAT GAME by Michael Kurland St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 **** Reviewed 11/02/01
GREEN GROW THE VICTIMS by Jeanne M. Dams Walker & Company, 2001 *** Reviewed 7/16/01
GUARDIAN OF THE HORIZON by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, April 2004 **** Reviewed 3/11/04
HE SHALL THUNDER IN THE SKY: AN AMELIA PEABODY MYSTERY by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, HarperCollins, June 2000 ****
HERESY by Sharan Newman Forge, December 2002 ** Reviewed 9/16/04
HOARE AND THE MATTER OF TREASON by Wilder Perkins Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2001 **** Reviewed 5/2/01
HOLLOW CROWN by David Roberts Carroll & Graf, 2002 **** Reviewed 3/16/03
THE HOT KID by Elmore Leonard William Morrow, May 2005 **** Reviewed 5/21/05
THE HOUSE OF DEATH by Paul Doherty Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2001 **** Reviewed 7/10/01
THE INQUISITOR by Catherine Jinks St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2002 **** Reviewed 12/17/02
IT HAD TO BE YOU by Jill Churchill William Morrow, March 2004 *** Reviewed 3/18/04
JANE AND THE PRISONER OF WOOL HOUSE by Stephanie Barron Bantam, December 2001 **** Reviewed 3/11/02
JANE AND THE STILLROOM MAID by Stephanie Barron :Being the Fifth Jane Austen Mystery Bantam, August 2000 **** Reviewed 9/19/00
JESTER LEAPS IN by Alan Gordon St. Martin's Minotaur, November 2000 **** Reviewed 01/17/01
THE JUDGMENT OF CAESAR by Steven Saylor St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2004 **** Reviewed 7/13/04
THE JUPITER MYTH by Lindsey Davis Warner Books, September 2003 **** Reviewed 12/10/03
JUSTICE HALL by Laurie R. King Bantam, 2003 *** Reviewed 2/28/06
THE KING'S SPIES by Simon Beaufort Severn House, 2003 *** Reviewed 6/16/04
LAST SEEN IN MASSILIA by Steven Saylor St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2000 *** Reviewed 12/08/00
LESTRADE AND THE SIGN OF THE NINE by M. J. Trow ** Reviewed 01/10/01
A LETTER OF MARY by Laurie R. King Bantam, 1998 *** Reviewed 2/07/06
LET'S ALL KILL CONSTANCE by Ray Bradbury HarperCollins, 2003 *** Reviewed 2/07/03
LORD JOHN AND THE PRIVATE MATTER by Diana Gabaldon Delacort Press, October 2003 *** Reviewed 10/29/03
LORD OF THE SILENT by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, 2001 **** Reviewed 6/22/01
A MAZE OF MURDER by C. L. Grace St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2003 *** Reviewed 2/08/03
A MIST OF PROPHECIES by Steven Saylor St. Martin's Minotaur, May 2002 **** Reviewed 9/20/02
MOSAIC OF SHADOWS by Tom Harper Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2005 **** Reviewed 12/2/05
MUCH ADO ABOUT MURDER by Simon Hawke Forge, December 2002 *** Reviewed 1/01/03
MURDER AT BERTRAM'S BOWER by Cynthia Peale Doubleday, March 2001 **** Reviewed 5/19/01
MURDER AT MANASSAS by Michael Kilian Berkley Prime Crime, 2000 ** Reviewed 01/22/01
MURDER ON THE CARONIA by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2003 *** Reviewed 3/11/03
MURDER ON THE MARMORA by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2004 **** Reviewed 7/02/04
MURDER ON THE MAURETANIA by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, December 2000 *** Reviewed 02/01/01
MURDER ON THE MINNESOTA by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2002 *** Reviewed 3/01/02
MURDER ON THE OCEANIC by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2006 ** Reviewed 4/25/06
MURDER ON THE SALSETTE by Conrad Allen St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2005 *** Reviewed 8/25/05
MURPHY'S LAW by Rhys Bowen St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2001 ** Reviewed 12/30/01
MUTE WITNESS by Charles O'Brien Poisoned Pen Press, 2001 * Reviewed 11/28/01
A MYSTERY OF ERRORS by Simon Hawke Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, December 2000 **** Reviewed 01/28/01
NO GRAVES AS YET by Anne Perry Ballantine, September 2003 *** Reviewed 10/17/03
ONE VIRGIN TOO MANY by Lindsey Davis The Mysterious Press, 1999/2000 *** Reviewed 12/24/00
ORACLE OF THE DEAD by John Maddox Roberts Minotaur, December 2008 *** Reviewed 6/19/09
PALE COMPANION by Philip Gooden Carroll & Graf, 2002 *** Reviewed 10/04/02
A PERSONAL DEVIL by Roberta Gellis Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, March 2001 *** Reviewed 4/14/01
PETTY TREASON by Madeleine E. Robins Forge, August 2004 **** Reviewed 1/03/04
A POINT OF LAW (SPQR) by John Maddox Roberts Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Press, May 2006 **** Reviewed 9/10/06
POOR TOM IS DEAD by Maureen Jennings Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, February 2001, *** Reviewed 3/06/01
THE PRINCESS AND THE PIRATES by John Maddox Roberts Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2005 **** Reviewed 8/14/05
THE PROBLEM OF THE EVIL EDITOR by Roberta Rogow St. Martin's Minotaur, June 2000 *** Reviewed 8/20/00
RAISE THE DEVIL by Terence Faherty St. Martin's Minotaur, October 2000 *** Reviewed 12/10/00
THE RIVER GOD'S VENGEANCE: SPQR VIII by John Maddox Roberts Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2004 **** Reviewed 3/05/04
A RIVER IN THE SKY by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, April 2010 **** Reviewed 4/19/10
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MOVING PICTURE ASSOCIATION, THE by Loren D. Estleman (Forge/Tom Doherty Associates, 1999) ***
RUBICON by Steven Saylor Minotaur, May 2010 (original edition, May 1999). *** Reviewed 3/17/11
SAINTLY MURDERS by C. L. Grace St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2001 **** Reviewed 10/21/01
SCANDAL TAKES A HOLIDAY by Lindsey Davis Mysterious Press, September 2004 *** Reviewed 1/25/04
THE SERPENT ON THE CROWN by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, March 2005 **** Reviewed 4/06/05
SEVEN DIALS by Anne Perry Ballantine, February 2003 **** Reviewed 2/13/03
SEVEN FOR A SECRET by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Poisoned Pen Press, April 2008 **** Reviewed 6/19/10
SHADOW BOXER by Eddie Muller Scribner, January 2003 ** Reviewed 1/22/03
SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE MISSING YEARS by Jamyang Norbu Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999 **** Reviewed 8/27/01
SHOULDER THE SKY by Anne Perry Ballantine, October 2004 *** Reviewed 11/04/04
SHUTTER ISLAND by Dennis Lehane William Morrow, April 2003 **** Reviewed 11/22/03
SILENT IN THE SANCTUARY by Deanna Raybourn Mira, January 2008 *** Reviewed 9/13/08 SIX FOR GOLD by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Poisened Pen Press, November 2005 **** Reviewed 1/05/06
SLAYER OF GODS by Linda S. Robinson Warner Books, June 2001 **** Reviewed 8/01/01
THE SLAYERS OF SETH by P. C. Doherty St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001/2002 *** Reviewed 10/29/02
THE SLAYING OF THE SHREW by Simon Hawke FORGE, December 2001 **** Reviewed 1/23/02
SNOBBERY WITH VIOLENCE by Marion Chesney St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2003 **** Reviewed 8/13/03
THE SPIES OF SOBECK by P. C. Doherty Minotaur, February 2010 *** Reviewed 3/07/10
THE THIEF TAKER by T. F. Banks Delacorte Press, October 2001 **** Reviewed 11/03/01
THIN WALLS by Kris Nelscott St. Martin's Minotaur, September 2002 **** Reviewed 10/11/02
THREE FOR A LETTER by Mary Reed & Eric Mayer Poison Pen Press, 2001 **** Reviewed 3/14/02
UNDER VESUVIUS by John Maddox Roberts St. Martin's Minotaur, December 2007 **** Reviewed 7/04/08
TO WEAR THE WHITE CLOAK by Sharan Newman Forge, Tom Doherty Associates, October 2000 ** Reviewed 12/29/00
TOMB OF THE GOLDEN BIRD by Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, March 2006 *** Reviewed 9/16/06
THE TRIBUNE'S CURSE by John Maddox Roberts Thomas Dunne, St. Martin's Minotaur, April 2003 **** Reviewed 5/31/03
THE TRISTAN BETRAYAL by Robert Ludlum St. Martin's Press, October 2003 *** Reviewed 11/15/03
A TRUST BETRAYED by Candace Robb Warner, April 2001 ** Reviewed 5/14/01
TWO FOR JOY by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Poisoned Pen Press, 2000 **** Reviewed 3/09/01
THE TWYLIGHT TOWER by Karen Harper Delacorte Press, March 2001 ** Reviewed 4/22/01
UP IN HONEY'S ROOM by Elmore Leonard William Morrow, May 2007 *** Reviewed 6/30/07
THE WAXMAN MURDERS by P. C. Doherty Minotaur, December 2010 *** Reviewed 4/26/11
WET GRAVE by Barbara Hambly Bantam, 2002 **** Reviewed 7/29/04
THE WHITE CITY by Alec Michod St. Martin's Press, January 2004 * Reviewed 5/11/04
WICKED CITY by Ace Atkins Putnam, April 2008 *** Reviewed 7/23/08
THE WIDOW OF JERUSALEM by Alan Gordon St. Martin's Minotaur, March 2003 **** Reviewed 4/02/03
THE WILDCATS OF EXETER by Edward Marston St. Martin's Minotaur, January 2001 *** Reviewed 4/02/01
THE WINTER THIEF by Jenny White W.W. Norton, March 2010 *** Reviewed 1/26/11
THE YEAR OF CONFUSION by John Maddox Roberts Minotaur, February 2010 **** Reviewed 8/11/10

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