Murder on Principle
November 1800, Maine. After helping their long-time friend Tobias escort his wife, along with a liberated slave and her child, from the Great Dismal back to Durham, Will and Lydia Rees’s lives are interrupted when a dead body is found near their home.
The body is that of Mr. Gilbert, a slaveholder from the Great Dismal. Was he murdered in pursuit of the former slaves?
When it’s discovered Gilbert was infected with smallpox, and Gilbert’s sister arrives demanding justice and the return of ... [Read More...]