Margaret Miles (1)

Up to now I have enjoyed the Colonial series set in Bracebridge Minnesota in the latter part of the 18 century. I did not find this book as good and I had trouble maintaining my interest throughout. I had figured out the main gist of the plot about halfway through and had determined who the murderer was. The book is set in the summer of 1765 in Bracebridge and in Boston. There is a lot of unrest in the colonies at this time and the people of Boston in particular are chafing under British rule. This book was set before the Boston Tea Party, but Ms. Miles portrays the political machinations and the unrest quite well. The victim, the murderer and the peripheral characters in the book are foreigners (actually from Milan, Italy). The language barrier and the cultural differences make it more difficult for Charlotte Willett to unravel the mystery. But she does in the end, although the perpetrators are actually not apprehended. I think there is only one more book left in this short series, and I will read it because I do normally like Ms. Miles' writing and I enjoy her main characters.… (mere)