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Black Road: The Holy North: Volume 1

Brian Wood, Garry Brown and Dave McCaig

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1000 A.D. The Christian conversion of pagan lands is well underway, turning the Viking north into a...

Pagan Warrior (Of Gods and Kings #1)

M J Porter

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Britain. AD632. Penda, a warrior of immense renown, has much to prove if he is to rule the...

Viking Historical Romance Thriller

The Devil You Knew

Mike Cobb

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Atlanta. 1963. Three adolescent girls go missing. And a killer is on the loose. Young Billy...

Historical Crime Fiction

Bonnie and Clyde: Dam Nation

Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall

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THE REDEMPTION OF BONNIE AND CLYDE Saving the working class from a river of greed. The year is...

series fiction alternative history Bonnie &amp Clyde Bonnie and Clyde

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His Bloody Project

Graeme Macrae Burnet | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry

8.6

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Well written, realistic penny dreadful

The author has done quite a spectacular job of researching this piece of historical fiction, bringing to life a gruesome episode in 1800s Scotland. Expect to read a documentary type book and not a particularly suspenseful thriller. It took a long time to get into this book, mostly because the performance was quite dry and dull, hence I struggled to concentrate. During the crux of the story, in which Roddy is in court, the story picks up slightly, sounding more like a courtroom drama. He attempts to explore the idea of moral insanity, but falls short mostly because of the lack of understanding they would have at the time the book is set.

Well written and researched but a bit bland.