There weren’t a lot of outstanding historical novels this year, but those that are good are oh, so good. Every single one of these five titles owned me until the story was done; for awhile afterward; and a little bit still.

                          #1

The Girl from Venice, by Martin Cruz Smith*****

HONORABLE MENTION:

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