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In the first book in this gripping historical mystery series, Boston police reporter Michael Merrick investigates a series of fires--one of which led to murder--within a local Shaker community.Praise for Mary Jo Adamson's previous novels:"An engaging detective story peopled with striking characters." --Publishers Weekly"A good, solid mystery that is satisfying and fun." --The Drood Review of Mystery No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
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This new life has him working as a police news reporter – not a high-paying or highly respected job, but it’s better than nightmares in an opium den. The book begins with Michael being summoned to the home of the newspaper’s editor, Jasper Quincey, an eccentric whose foibles – or some of them – are shortly explained by his fascination with the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers. An elder of the society has come to Quincey as a friend, hoping for help finding out what is behind a series of fires that have been started in two communities, in the last of which an elderly man died. Quincey feels that Michael is the man for the job: he will go undercover in the society and investigate.
Michael is not thrilled. He decides to refuse. But … somehow … his refusal doesn’t take, and he finds himself entering into the community. And in no time at all he has fallen in love.
The main problem with falling in love with a woman of the Shaker community is that upon entering into the life one pledges to lead a life of celibacy … In order to marry, one would have to leave. And the woman Michael loves is a dedicated member of the community …
The suspects in the arsons seem to be many – including a boy Michael very much fears is the one, which would break his heart as the boy has become dear to him, as have many of the members of the community. (Others, not so much.) It’s a race – to figure out who it is before any more fires are lit, before anyone else can die. It works, very well.
And simply as a novel, it works. The love story, Michael’s story, the story of the Shakers – which was utterly fascinating, and I’d be tempted, really I would – are all woven into a really lovely book. It’s now out of print, I believe – pity – and there was only one more about Michael, but I’ll need to seek out everything Mary Jo Adamson wrote. It was that good. ( )