In order to protect her daughter, Sarah’s mother asks her to do something that will condemn her, but save Sarah. They witness as the town turns into chaos with friends and neighbors being pitted against one another. Sarah’s story begins over a year before the trials when her and her family first arrive in Salem. The book takes place in 1752 Salem where Sarah is writing a letter to her granddaughter about how she survived the Salem Witch Trials when her mother did not. Kent is also the author of The Heretic’s Daughter.
With so much going on she may be reaching her limit, but the crime doesn’t stop. Betty is as tough as they come, but her first investigation goes sideways and she is left shaken.
She comes from a family of Brooklyn police detectives and now finds her way in the Big D where she will have to deal with cult leaders, Mexican drug cartels, and more. The story takes place in Dallas, Texas where Betty has relocated from New York. The Dime is the first book in the Detective betty Rhyzyk series. (Nov.If You Like Kathleen Kent Books, You’ll Love… In Kents passionate historical novel, an unraveling of kingships and alliances take place against a group of resourceful and resistant American colonists.
Kent brings colonial America to life by poking into its dark corners and finding its emotional and personal underpinnings. Kent weaves in references to her first novel while creating an immersive stand-alone where Old World corruption clashes with New World opportunity London bustles as civilization is carved out of the Massachusetts wilderness and colonial self-reliance contrasts with dealing for favors in Restoration England. But after Thomas saves Martha from a wolf attack, he discovers wild animals are not the only dangers lurking in the Massachusetts woods: assassins have arrived from London to capture Charles I's executioner, said to be living outside Boston under an assumed name. Now both he and Martha work for Martha's cousin on her farm and are brought together with a little help from the wolves stalking the farm. Rumor has it that Thomas, while living in England under another name, played a role in the execution of King Charles I. Kent doesn't disappoint in this prequel to The Heretic's Daughter, taking readers back to Massachusetts before the Salem witch trials as strong-willed 23-year-old Martha Allen falls in love with strong-armed hired hand Thomas Carrier.
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