The dramatic and fascinating story of Chai Ling, commander-in-chief of the student protesters at Tiananmen Square and witness to the massacre of thousands of Chinese civilians. Ris...
Review"One of those rare writers who, by concentrating their attention on a few square miles of native turf, are able to turn up new and surprisingly wide worlds for the delighted ...
Thomas Pitt, mainstay of Her Majesty's Special Branch, is summoned to Connaught Square mansion, where the body of a junior diplomat lies huddled in a wheelbarrow. Nearby stands the...
In the Prosecutor's Office, Renko is looking into the murder of Rosen, a black marketeer. But all the witnesses to the car bomb that caused his death have disappeared, and Renko is...
From Publishers WeeklyIt's deja vu all over again in this predictable entry. Star Trek fans will delight in identifying "obscure" references to episodes and characters from the TV ...
“All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.”—John AdamsHe squared off against Caesar and was friends with young Brutus. He advised the le...
Everyone on Callander Square has something to hide—but someone will kill to keep a secret When two dead infants are dug up in the Callander Square gardens, the upper-class resident...
"The author has the eyes of a hawk for character nuance and her claws out for signs of the criminal injustices rampant among the privileged classes during this gilded historical pe...