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Pavel Kohout (2000) The Widow Killer: A Novel. Picador In 1945, someone is murdering and mutilating the widows of war heroes in Prague, which is occupied by the German Nazi Regime. Pavel Kohout's novel tells the story of two cops: the young, idealistic Czech, Morava, and the Gestapo officer, Buback, who has a secret agenda. History lesson, packaged into suspenseful thriller. More... 
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Steven Saylor (2000) Roman Blood: A Novel of Ancient Rome. St. Martin's Minotaur The first installment of Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series takes the reader deep into the social, political and legal affairs of the Roman Empire. Set in 80 B.C., orator Cicero is defending Sextus Roscius, a wealthy farmer, who is accused of murdering his father. Saylor's legal thriller is a blend of actual history and fiction, spiced with conspiracy, rage and deception. More...
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Steven Saylor (2000) Last Seen in Massilia. Minotaur Books Marseilles in 49 B.C.: In the midst of the bloody Roman civil war, Master detective Gordianus the Finder is on a personal mission to learn the truth about his missing son, Meto, who allegedly was killed as a punishment for betraying Caesar. But is he really dead? In Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series of historical crime fiction, Last Seen in Massilia is the eighth installment. More...
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Marquise de Sade (1996) Crimes of Love. Peter Owen Publishers Defiant, provocative and unconventional. De Sade's best collection of erotic crime. More... 
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Josephine Tey (1995) Daughter of Time. (First published in 1951) Touchstone While convalescing in a hospital bed, Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant sees the portrait of Richard III. As he contemplates Shakespeare's depiction of the king as a bloodthirsty monster, who has murdered his two nephews, Grant has second thoughts. The detective begins to digs into historical documents - with surprising results. More...
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Robert van Gulik (1994) The Emperor's Pearl: A Judge Dee Mystery. University Of Chicago Press In China's Tang Dynasty (7th century) Dee Jen-Djieh was a famous magistrate and inquisitor. Van Gulik's classical crime novels are often based on actual cases of the historical figure. In this novel detective Judge Dee investigates two deaths in Poo-yang. Gulik's story of greed, passion, fear and lust vividly portrays life in ancient China. More...
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Colin Watson (1991) The Naked Nuns. Mandarin Inspector Purbright receives a strange cable - stating that "TWO NAKED NUNS AVAILABLE PHILADELPHIA". Featuring white slave traffic and international crime, this novel is one of Watson's best. His Inspector Purbright is the most intellectually dazzling detective in fiction and Watson's dry wit is unique among English crime fiction writers. More...
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Ken Follett (1990) The Pillars of the Earth. Signet This story of intrigue, power, revenge and betrayal chronicles the ups and downs in the life of a prior, his master builder, and their community as they struggle to build a Gothic cathedral in 12th century England. It is a time of tumultuous political and social change. Follett weaves human brutality, steamy sex scenes, deep religious faith, agony and glorious success into his epic historical novel. More... 
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