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Next Generation Indie Book award- 1st place historical fiction; Readers Favorite 5 star review; B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree
In this cozy historical mystery, an impoverished widow and a surly constable work together to figure out what happened to the dead man in the tavern privy.
"Plucky young widow Penelope Corbitt must solve a murder, help the town’s innkeeper/constable bring order to his shambles of a crossroads tavern, and dodge a life of grim servitude under the rule of her arrogant brother-in-law. She navigates racial, social, and cultural barriers in tackling these challenges, and the reader is carried along on her earnest quest.
Author Karsten, known for meticulous research, avoids burdening the crisp narrative with irrelevant historical details, but the ones she includes are dead accurate. Readers who delight in well-written historical fiction will feel they have really stepped into colonial America. This book is a great read, from Chapter One to the end."
—Larry F. Sommers, best-selling author of The Price of Passage and Izzy Strikes Gold!
"Karsten fuses lively historical adventure with reluctant sleuth mystery, creating circumstances that allow an independence-minded Colonial-era widow to break free from societal norms and forge a new future for her family." Booklife Review, Editor's Pick
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About the Author
Terri Karsten was born in California and educated in the Midwest. She landed in Minnesota in 1981, where she fell in love with the river, the bluffs, and the people. After retiring from teaching English, she has focused on writing and editing. She writes historical fiction and fantasy: exploring the lives of ordinary people, living in extraordinary times past, seemingly powerless individuals who find ways to manage their own lives.
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