Plumbing the possibilities of travels through the multiverse, K. P. Kyle’s science fiction thriller "Sync" sets two ordinary people against powerful and nefarious forces. On a... Read More

Romano is a masterful storyteller, unfolding a captivating and imaginative tale. This engrossing, surprising, and psychologically astute novel takes a real-life event—the... Read More

Maud Macrory Powell’s *City of Grit and Gold *is a historical novel that places a family conflict at the center of a political battle, raising questions about privilege, duty,... Read More

This engaging work presents a realistic glimpse of the early twentieth century. Mary Burns’s new novel, "The Reason for Time", focuses on a young Irish immigrant in early... Read More

A historically resonant post-Civil War mystery features Chicago itself as the star. Like its predecessor Shall We Not Revenge, D. M. Pirrone’s "For You Were Strangers" follows... Read More

This enjoyable mystery set in a historically accurate Chicago features a strong sense of time and place. In Frances McNamara’s "Death at Chinatown", an accusation of murder... Read More

A meticulously penned historical mystery, "Shall We Not Revenge" weaves complex characters into an intriguing plot. The sophomore novel from D. M. Pirrone is a gripping mystery... Read More

A satisfying whodunit goes beyond the genre’s cliches by creating believable characters. There doesn’t seem much to be done with the crime narrative anymore. From the... Read More

Set just one year after the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, this novel echoes Devil in the White City in its historical richness and the fact of a mysterious murder central to... Read More