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Mike Mahaffie rated The Greatest Knight: 3 stars
![Elizabeth Chadwick: The Greatest Knight (Paperback, 2006, Time Warner Paperbacks)](https://bookwyrm-social.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/images/covers/b9b69814-cc06-469a-90f6-533f41f2c09a.jpeg)
The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick
Royal protector. Loyal servant. Forgotten hero.A penniless young knight with few prospects, William Marshal is plucked from obscurity when he …
Mike Mahaffie rated Honor's Kingdom (Abel Jones Mysteries): 4 stars
![Owen Parry: Honor's Kingdom (Abel Jones Mysteries) (Paperback, 2003, HarperTorch)](https://bookwyrm-social.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/images/covers/093db250-5855-4172-a20f-3ae7694557a7.jpeg)
Honor's Kingdom (Abel Jones Mysteries) by Owen Parry (Abel Jones (4))
Mike Mahaffie rated Flint & silver: 3 stars
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Flint & silver by John Drake
John Silver had never killed a man. But on a smouldering deck off the coast of Madagascar, his cutlass has …
Mike Mahaffie rated Call each river Jordan: 4 stars
Mike Mahaffie rated Nothing but a smile: 4 stars
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Nothing but a smile by Steve Amick
From the author of the widely praised The Lake, the River & the Other Lake comes the delightful love story …
Mike Mahaffie rated Shadows of Glory: 4 stars
Mike Mahaffie rated The blue manuscript: 3 stars
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The blue manuscript by Sabiha Khemir
The Blue Manuscript is the ultimate prize for any collector of Islamic treasures. But does it still exist, and if …
Mike Mahaffie rated Faded coat of blue: 4 stars
![Owen Parry: Faded coat of blue (2000, Avon Books)](https://bookwyrm-social.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/images/covers/afa0db09-395f-49c2-af7d-8f26d72162d3.jpeg)
Faded coat of blue by Owen Parry (Avon suspense)
During the Civil War, a quiet Welsh immigrant is ordered to investigate the murder of a Union officer, known for …
Mike Mahaffie rated Inherent vice: 4 stars
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Inherent vice by Thomas Pynchon
Inherent Vice is a novel by American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published in August 2009. A darkly comic detective novel …
Mike Mahaffie rated Slumdog millionaire: 4 stars
Mike Mahaffie rated Letters from Hawaii.: 4 stars
Mike Mahaffie rated Aztec fire: 2 stars
Mike Mahaffie rated The edge of the world: 2 stars
![Kevin J. Anderson: The edge of the world (2009, Orbit)](https://bookwyrm-social.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/images/covers/44e7d1f7-556e-4e59-8bab-ae5623f0371b.jpeg)
The edge of the world by Kevin J. Anderson (Terra incognita -- 1)
Terra Incognita - the blank spaces on the map, past the edge of the world, marked only by the words …
Mike Mahaffie rated A salty piece of land: 3 stars
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A salty piece of land by Jimmy Buffett
It's not on any chart, but the tropical island of Cayo Loco is the perfect place to run away from …