Title: His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae: A Historical Thriller
Author: Graeme Macrae Burnet
Publisher: New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing, 2015
A Man Booker Prize finalist, Burnet's second novel imagines a triple murder in a rural Scotland farming community through a series of documents, including an account by the 17 year old Roderick Macrae who's accused of the crimes.
Showing posts with label historical fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label historical fiction. Show all posts
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Friday, April 3, 2015
The World Before Us (2014) novel
Original Novel Title: The World Before Us
Author: Aislinn Hunter
Publisher: Doubleday Canada, 2014.
This novel contains three timelines, one of which, 2010, has an archivist, 34 year-old Jane Standen, who works for a London museum that's due to close from lack of funding.
Author: Aislinn Hunter
Publisher: Doubleday Canada, 2014.
This novel contains three timelines, one of which, 2010, has an archivist, 34 year-old Jane Standen, who works for a London museum that's due to close from lack of funding.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Heresy (2010) novel
S.J. Parris' 2010 novel Heresy
features the late 16th monk and early scientist-philosopher Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) and the time he spent in England. The plot involves secret and old, even by 16th century standards, manuscripts and books.
features the late 16th monk and early scientist-philosopher Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) and the time he spent in England. The plot involves secret and old, even by 16th century standards, manuscripts and books.Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Book of Air and Shadows
Original title: The Book of Air and Shadows
Author: Gruber, Michael
Publisher: New York, NY: William Morrow, 2007 (hardcover)
This thriller features an intellectual property lawyer, a cache of 17th century letters and a previously unknown
literary work by William Shakespeare. This novel bears comparison with What Time Devours (2009), a thriller by A.J. Hartley.
Author: Gruber, Michael
Publisher: New York, NY: William Morrow, 2007 (hardcover)
This thriller features an intellectual property lawyer, a cache of 17th century letters and a previously unknown
literary work by William Shakespeare. This novel bears comparison with What Time Devours (2009), a thriller by A.J. Hartley.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Codex 632
Original title: Codex 632: The Secret Identity of Christopher Columbus: A Novel
Author: Santos, José Rodrigues dos; translated from the Portuguese by Alison Entrekin.
Publisher: New York: William Morrow, 2008.
First published in Portugal in 2005 as O Codex 632
, this novel references several archives and historical manuscripts, all of which the author assure us, exist, including Codex 632 of the title. The author attempts to solve the mystery of Christopher Columbus' true identity. Unfortunately, the book reads more like a journalistic expose than a novel. I only managed to finish it because I wanted to read all the references to archives.
Author: Santos, José Rodrigues dos; translated from the Portuguese by Alison Entrekin.
Publisher: New York: William Morrow, 2008.
First published in Portugal in 2005 as O Codex 632
, this novel references several archives and historical manuscripts, all of which the author assure us, exist, including Codex 632 of the title. The author attempts to solve the mystery of Christopher Columbus' true identity. Unfortunately, the book reads more like a journalistic expose than a novel. I only managed to finish it because I wanted to read all the references to archives.Saturday, July 11, 2009
The Illuminator
Original title: The Illuminator
Author: Vantrease, Brenda Rickman
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2005
Novel about a 14th century (medieval) manuscript illuminator.
Author: Vantrease, Brenda Rickman
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2005
Novel about a 14th century (medieval) manuscript illuminator.
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