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In the Massachusetts Colony, political upheaval turns murderous?a new series featuring First Lady Abigail Adams.
1773: The Massachusetts colony is torn between patriots who want independence from British rule and loyalists who support the King. At the center is the educated and beautiful Abigail Adams?wife of John Adams, the leader…
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The Ninth Daughter is the first of the Abigail Adams Mysteries by Barbara Hamilton. Yes, that Abigail Adams—wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States. But this series is set before all that, at the cusp of the American Revolution.
Struggling to be a supporting wife and mother, Abigail runs into trouble when her keen and curious mind finds clues to a serial killer hunting for victims in Boston's streets.
As discontent continues to rise in the Colonies over England's strangling hold, there is more than one type of danger to contend with. The novel is a…
From Gloria's list on historical mysteries to enlighten your imagination.
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