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The Fatal Flame (Timothy Wilde, #3) by Lyndsay Faye

July 18, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I had this book out from the library so long they charged me for a replacement, and then I ended up buying a used copy anyway (I did return the library book, which was an Interlibrary Loan, whoops). Should have just done that from the beginning! Oh, well. I would have bought it eventually anyway, because this is a really good series and I will be revisiting it some time in the future, and also I have to complete my Lyndsay Faye book collection (gotta […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: historical fiction, historical mystery, Lyndsay Faye, mystery, narfna, The Fatal Flame, timothy wilde

narfna's CBR14 Review No:109 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: historical fiction, historical mystery, Lyndsay Faye, mystery, narfna, The Fatal Flame, timothy wilde ·
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“The things my brother and I don’t say could pave over the Atlantic Ocean.”

Seven For a Secret (Timothy Wilde, #2) by Lyndsay Faye

February 25, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

See, this is why I was asking how many five-star reviews in a month is too many, because I kind of want to give this one five stars, too! Great mystery, great character work (brothers! <3 <3), great second book in a trilogy (a rare thing!), impeccable historical fiction. This is the main book I read while on vacation last week, and because I was distracted by friends and food and reality TV (they made me watch Love is Blind!!! ilikedit), I read it over […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: historical fiction, historical mystery, Lyndsay Faye, murder mystery, mystery, seven for a secret, the fugitive slave act, timothy wilde

narfna's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: historical fiction, historical mystery, Lyndsay Faye, murder mystery, mystery, seven for a secret, the fugitive slave act, timothy wilde ·
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The Gods of Gotham

July 14, 2016 by TylerDFC 4 Comments

Lindsay Faye’s extraordinary The Gods of Gotham is the best novel of its kind since Caleb Carr’s The Alienist. This isn’t a unique observation, it’s emblazoned across the cover of the novel. However I agree with it. I love big city historical fiction so taking a serial killer thriller and setting it in New York City in 1845 is always going to draw my interest. Faye goes a step further by making the origin of the New York City Police Department, and beginning of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: 19th century, historical fiction, Lyndsay Faye, New York City, serial killer, The gods of gotham, timothy wilde, TylerDFC

TylerDFC's CBR8 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: 19th century, historical fiction, Lyndsay Faye, New York City, serial killer, The gods of gotham, timothy wilde, TylerDFC ·
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