The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin (Hardscrabble Books-Fiction of New England) - Softcover

Begiebing, Robert J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611683386 ISBN 13: 9781611683387

Publisher: University Press of New England, 2012

Synopsis

New England. 1648. The Piscataqua Settlement. A young woman has been found dead, her violated body stripped naked and thrown in a river. Her husband, a reclusive and learned man, has mysteriously halted his legal proceedings against the most likely suspect, who has disappeared into the wilderness. The settlement’s elders call on a young Englishman, Richard Browne, to discover the truth about what happened. But the more he learns, the more puzzling the crime becomes, and the more he finds himself drawn to the wife of the missing suspect.

About this title

About the Author:

ROBERT J. BEGIEBING is professor of English emeritus at Southern New Hampshire University. He is the author of six books, including two other novels in this historical trilogy: The Adventures of Allegra Fullerton and Rebecca Wentworth’s Distraction.

Review:

"Striking and original."--The New York Times Book Review

"Striking and original." The New York Times Book Review

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Striking and original. "The New York Times Book Review""

Mesmerizing. Slowly, subtly, the story twists on itself like a pinned snake. E. Annie Proulx, New York Times Book Review"

Striking and original. The New York Times Book Review"

Stereotypes we learned in grade school simply don t exist here; instead, there are passionate, complex characters, including unexpectedly strong and often rebellious women. The Denver Post"

"Striking and original."--The New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1611683386
• ISBN 13: 9781611683387
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 252