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In September of 1785 everyone in Philadelphia thinks Jacob Maul, the Quaker stonecutter, is a murderer. How could there be any doubt? Two women have been found dead on his property--one of them in his bed--with bruise marks on their throats. The only person who comes to a different conclusion is the city's most famous citizen, Benjamin Franklin. But at seventy-nine years of age, Franklin doesn't want to acquire a reputation for solving his neighbors' problems. Instead, he recruits a younger man, Revolutionary War veteran James Jamison, to make inquiries under his direction and collect information that could prove the Quaker's innocence. Franklin's considerable intelligence guides Jamison, but as the investigation unfolds, details emerge that threaten to dismantle the great man's assumptions. The Quaker Murders contains rich details about both Benjamin Franklin and life in eighteenth-century Philadelphia, a large, bustling city that was still recovering from the rigors of the war for independence.
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"Benjamin Franklin and the Quaker Murders by John Harmon McElroy is a mystery ... rich in details about Franklin's life and 18th-century Philadelphia, which in 1785 was the world's largest English-speaking city after London. -- The Sons of the American Revolution Magazine
"An illustrious Founding Father adds supersleuth to his resume in McElroy's ... well-researched historical novel. ... An entertaining, educational mystery that neatly bridges the gap between fact and fiction." -- Kirkus Reviews
"McElroy's idea is an original one, and his plot engaging." -- Chronicles
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- PublisherPenmore Press LLC
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1946409103
- ISBN 13 9781946409102
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages318
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