Abigail Adams Mystery: The Ninth Daughter (Series #1) (Paperback)

from thornton37814

I have mixed feelings when it comes to making historical figures stars of serial fiction. On the one hand, I love the visit with that time period in a more readable fashion. On the other, I have a problem when it comes to placing the historical figure in situations in which they probably never we...

from thornton37814

I have mixed feelings when it comes to making historical figures stars of serial fiction. On the one hand, I love the visit with that time period in a more readable fashion. On the other, I have a problem when it comes to placing the historical figure in situations in which they probably never we...

from Unreachableshelf

A promising start to a new series. Lots of good scenes with Abby and John, and a reminder that the age of Enlightenment wasn't that far from the age of the Salem Witch Trials.

from puddleshark

In the political turmoil of Boston in 1773, one woman is found murdered and another has vanished without trace. A wry, wise female protagonist, Abigail Adams, follows the threads - personal and political and religious - that will lead to the identity of the murderer. A slowish start, but a grippi...

from rosstrowbridge

I loved Barbara Hambly's historical novels, The Emancipator's Wife (about Mary Todd Lincoln) and Patriot Hearts, which was in many ways a seduction into the life of Abigail Adams. I'd read some of Adams's letters to her children, full of wit and wisdom, not to mention compassion and an intriguing...