The Frozen River by Ariel LawhonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A great period murder mystery that was well-paced and character-driven. I loved that Martha and her husband are so in love, for one. I love that she is a believable character--she is feisty and opinionated but a midwife would be, would even encourage that quality in her. I love that her heart is always with her children even though most of them are "grown". Of course it was frustrating to see how the justice system worked back then (and how little it has changed). The mystery was ok although it was only one piece of the puzzle. If the villain is overly evil, it only lets the ending be doubly justified. The atmosphere of the novel was definitely benefited by the setting and season. A well written enjoyable historical novel.
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"an obscene miscarriage of justice"
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