Sandra (mycatscanread) - reviewed on 11/28/2013 + 174 more book reviews

This is a very good mystery that includes a lot of historical information about Plimoth Plantation and the Pilgrims as well as the Indians who interacted with them. Each chapter is headed by a quote from either Mourt's Relation or Good Newes From New England which are real accounts of Pilgrim life written in the 1600's.

The characters in the book are each very different and some are quite eccentric. In this installment of Leslie Wheeler's Miranda Lewis Mystery series, Miranda has a frantic communication from her niece who is an interpreter of living history at Plimoth Plantation, so Miranda goes right away to find a very disturbed niece, Caroline. The interpreters speak and dress in the manner of the day. The person who plays the part of Miles Standish is murdered in a very gruesome way and Miranda sets out to find out who killed him and why and also fears for her niece's safety.

This is a very enjoyable book and especially if you like history it has a lot of factual information in it. I found it to be a page-turner and highly recommend it to mystery lovers and historical mystery readers.

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