Genre: Adult, Historical Mystery
Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
Hortense a young midwife fails to return home after delivering
a baby. Her mother and uncle seek out help from Will Rees. Will finds Hortense
with no shoes and no cloak. As the snow
comes down heavier it is decided to leave the unconscious Hortense overnight at
Will and Lydia’s house. Will and his
family attend to chores around the farm. Will hears his daughter Jerusha
yelling for him. She has been frightened but he doesn’t know what scared
her. The next morning Jerusha is
attacked by two young boys. Will is sure
Hortense knows something she isn’t telling them. When a Shaker woman is killed Will is determined
to do everything he can to find the person responsible for the attacks on women
in the area.
Once again this book was so well written I didn’t expect the
killer to be who it was. I have only read one other book in this series. I have
definitely got to catch up on them. This author brings you in to the time
period and into the setting. The
characters are well crafted. Will Rees has become one of my favorite
characters. He is a weaver by trade and yet he has become a wonderful detective.
This is a book I would read more than once.
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