Currently reading
A London Family, 1870-1900: A Trilogy
The Cellist of Sarajevo
Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
All the Names
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Down the Garden Path
Virtue Betray'd, Or, Anna Bullen
Year of Wonders
Swallows and Amazons
Illusion in java
Why: the first in a series of legal thriller mysteries that take place during the reign of King Henry VIII. Supposed to be a model of historical writing in terms of accuracy. The main character, Matthew Shardlake, is a humpbacked barrister who, according to a review I read, "is smarter than everyone around him (like you) and pines (invisibly) for love."