Catherine M. Rae, Author Thomas Dunne Books $21.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-312-26199-3
Romance during the American Revolution is dramatic and dangerous in Rae's ninth novel (after Sunlight on a Broken Column), which carries a heavy load of historic detail and twisty plotting. Marike Dykeman, who grew up in a strict, practical Dutch...
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Catherine M. Rae, Author St. Martin's Press $0 (182p) ISBN 978-0-312-06894-3
Though related in understated prose, this novel of romantic suspense is marred by an excess of melodramatic events. Angie and Maud Evans are teenagers in 1904 when their mother and three brothers are among the hundreds who drown in the sinking of...
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Catherine M. Rae, Author St. Martin's Press $15.95 (179p) ISBN 978-0-312-02935-7
Recreating the shattered world of wealthy New York society following the stock market crash of 1929, Rae ( Brownstone Facade ) examines the impact of the Depression on one woman's life. After the crash and the untimely death of her husband, Julia...
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Catherine M. Rae, Author St. Martin's Press $15.95 (181p) ISBN 978-0-312-04579-1
A happy combination of romance and mystery keeps this lightweight novel just far enough from being glib. Socially prominent in late-19th-century New York City, sisters Millicent and Agatha Cobb are expected to behave impeccably, and when Millie, 23...
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Catherine M. Rae, Author St. Martin's Press $18.95 (186p) ISBN 978-0-312-11788-7
Engaging characters, lively prose and unusual twists (including a surprise ending) breathe new life into the classic plot about a young girl rebelling against an arranged marriage. Rae's (The Ship's Clock) period piece is told in flashback by Maida...
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Catherine M. Rae, Author St. Martin's Press $19.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-312-13511-9
Rae (Flight from Fifth Avenue) packs a lot of plot into her latest historical novel. A lot proves too much, however, as her tale of an orphaned girl in mid-19th century New York City disappoints with poorly developed characters and lukewarm suspense.
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Catherine M. Rae, Author St. Martin's Press $20.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-312-17039-4
Turn-of-the-century New Yorker Caroline Slade suddenly loses the advantages of her privileged youth in Rae's practiced but generally suspenseless seventh novel (after The Hidden Cove). Awkward and plain compared to her beautiful but corrupt older...
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