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A Flaw in the Blood
***
Stephanie Barron
Bantam, $24, NV
Victorian England
Reviewed 2/17/08(JMW)

Oscar Wilde & the
Death of No Importance

****
Gyles Brandreth
Touchstone, $14, NV
Victorian London
Reviewed 3/30/08 (JMW)

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Death in Gascony
***
Sarah D'Almeida
Prime Crime, $7.99, NV
17th Century France
Reviewed 5/24/08 (JMW)

Poisoner of Ptah
****
P. C. Doherty
Minotaur, $24.95, V
Ancient Egypt
Reviewed 3/30/08 (JMW)

The Serpent's Tale
*****
Ariana Franklin
Penguin, $25.95, V
12th century England
Reviewed 5/16/08 (LD)

My Lady Judge
***
Cora Harrison
St. Martin's, $24.95, NV
1509 Ireland
Reviewed 3/9/08(LD)

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Shadow Waltz
****
Amy Patricia Meade
Midnight Ink, $13.95, NV
Depression Era US
Reviewed 5/24/08 (JMW)

The Shanghai Tunnel
***
Sharan Newman
Forge, $24.95, NV
1868 Portland
Reviewed 3/30/08(JMW)

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Bone Rattler
***
Eliot Pattison
Counterpoint, $26, V
Colonial America
Reviewed 6/8/08 (JD)

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Death & the Devil
***
Frank Schatzing
Wm. Morrow, $25.95, V
1260 Cologne
Reviewed 5/24/08 (JD)


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Review Key
*****Outstanding
****Recommended
***Acceptable
**Think Twice
*Don't Bother
Violence Ratings
NV - Non Violent.
V - Standard Violence - but nothing too graphic.
GV - Graphic Violence - descriptive and potentially disturbing.

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