A.D. 33 by Ted Dekker (Christian historical fiction 2015)

A.D. 30 was better, as this book suffers from a little bit of maudlin goofiness.  But it's still better than pretty much all Christian historical fiction out there. 

Still Waters by Marilyn Todd (A High Priestess Iliona Ancient Greek Mystery) (historical mystery 2010)

Ms. Todd really packs in the historical details and fleshes out the characters.  I can't say much more to recommend an historical mystery.  A few awkward phrases did nothing to take away from the fun.

And Sometimes I Wonder About You by Walter Mosley (mystery 2015)

Mosley is one of my absolute favorite living authors even though he can be uneven.  This is not one of those cases.  The story had me from the first, and I thought I figured it out.  But I did not.  Suspense, violence, beauty and love, all the hallmarks of the greatest Mosley.

Born Bad: Original Sin and the Making of the Western World by James Boyce (nonfiction 2015)

Insightful survey of the doctrine of original sin, all the way from St. Paul's and Augustine's mistakes down to Dawkins.  It really made me think about how much of our thought is underpinned by this notion.

Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola, and the Battle for the Soul of a Renaissance City by Paul Strathern (nonfiction 2015)

While I've certainly read a lot about these people and this period, Strathern puts it all together in an effective narrative.