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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... read more
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Summary edit
The first in a new series featuring Abigail Adams finds her investigating a murder in the home of a friend and fellow patriot, and uncovering a conspiracy against the Sons of Liberty to save her husband's good name.
Characters edit
- Abigail Adams: Add a description of this character.
- John Adams
- Paul Revere
- Sam Adams
- Rebecca
- Muldoon
- Richard Pentyre
- Coldstone
- Pattie
- Thaxter
- Nehemiah Tillet
- Scipio
- Mrs. Malvern
- Johnny
- Lucretia Hazlitt
- Madame
- Queenie
- Dr. Warren
- Philomela
- Abednego Sellars
- Tommy
- Mrs. Fishwire
- Tamar
- Townsend
- Colonel Leslie
- Mrs. Kern
- Jenny Barry
- Pamela
- Shim
- Catherine
- Mrs. Fluckner
- Hutchinson
- Jeffrey
- Mademoiselle Droux
- Jacob
Setting & Locations edit
Pre-Revolutionary Boston
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Salem
- Surry
- East India Company
- New England
- Purley
- London
- New York
- Medford
- Virginia
- Cambridge
- Queen Street
- Faneuil Hall
- Braintree
- Danvers
- Gilead
- Heaven
- Nabby
- Cloetia
First Sentence edit
Abigail Adams smelled the blood before she saw the door was open.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1-34
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Abigail Adams Mystery. (standard series)
Followed by A Marked Man.
This book is in KCPL Discussion Kit (Aug2010). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Barbara Hamilton (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 29, 2009
ISBN: 0425230775
Page Count: 359
Publisher: Berkley
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 29, 2009
ISBN: 0425230775
Page Count: 359
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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