In 1676, an unlikely pair – a young Puritan widow and an English spy – journeys across a land where greed and treachery abound.
Prudence Cotton has recently lost her husband and is desperate to find her daughter, captured by the Nipmuk tribe during King Philip’s war. She’s convinced her daughter is alive but cannot track her into the wilderness alone. Help arrives in the form of James Bailey, an agent of the crown sent to Boston to investigate the murder of Prudence’s husband and to covertly cause a disturbance that would give the king just cause to install royal governors. After his partner is murdered, James needs help too. He strikes a deal with Prudence, and together they traverse the forbidding New England landscape looking for clues. What they confront in the wilderness – and what they discover about each other – could forever change their allegiances and alter their destinies.
He does it again. Crow Hollow is another awesome book out of the mind of Michael Wallace. If you’re looking for a great book, that will leave you wanting for more this is it. It was a quick read, it took me less than 24 hours to read it and when I finished I was craving more. The characters are believable, Prudence will capture your heart and at the same time roar with laughter at her attitude. If you love historical fiction, with a little love/lust thrown in with indian wars, and espionage – this is the…
Utterly absorbing Crow Hollow by Michael Wallace is such an absorbing read, I enjoyed it very much! This novel is intriguing fiction that combines mystery and adventure with thorough historical research. Although it starts a little slowly the pace ramps up and soon the reader is immersed in a completely different place and time, namely the American colonies under British rule and 100 years before independence.Â
Fierce and Passionate Last month I bemoaned the absence of variety in Kindle First selections. Too many vampire fantasies. Too many light romances. Too many thrillers. Way too many serials. Now this month’s selections didn’t exactly offer the variety I was wishing for, but Amazon did deliver one title that offered me some hope: Crow Hollow. Michael Wallace’s story about a Puritan widow who joins forces with a British intelligence agent to investigate the mystery of her husband’s death and to search for her kidnapped…