A complex, emotionally tense novel. I found it quite absorbing although it was a slow burn. The narrative examines the…
A confident historical crime debut which did not really engage me, but I nevertheless appreciated how much research had gone…
If you liked The Miniaturist, there’s no guarantee you’ll like The Muse, which is Jessie Burton’s second novel. It’s very…
An impressively-researched detective novel set in Los Angeles, 1946. I would recommend it and am pleased to hear that there’ll…
An atmospheric historical crime novel from Chris Brookmyre and his wife Marisa Haetzman, a consultant anaesthetist and researcher of the…
This sequel to The Miniaturist was mostly a very good read, although a little thin on plot towards the end.…
An absorbing historical novel, this is a wonderful debut which was a pleasure to read. A tale of journeys both…
An engaging character-driven historical novel, this story is based on a real person whom the author met and has researched.…
This historical novel is narrated by Leonardo’s Mona Lisa painting. I’ve seen the painting for real, but the Louvre was…
A powerful piece of historical fiction set in the women’s mental hospital of Salpêtrière, Paris, in the 1880s. Sometimes I…