Sam Thomas takes readers back to Puritan England with midwife Bridget
Hodgson, hailed by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as “one of the most
fascinating detectives in contemporary mystery fiction.”
Winter has come to the city of York, and with it the threat of
witchcraft. As women and children sicken and die, midwife Bridget
Hodgson is pulled against her will into a full-scale witch-hunt that
threatens to devour all in its path, guilty and innocent alike.
Bridget—accompanied once again by her deputy Martha Hawkins and her
nephew Will Hodgson—finds herself playing a lethal game of cat and mouse
against the most dangerous men in York, as well as her sworn enemy
Rebecca Hooke. As the trials begin, and the noose begins to tighten
around her neck, Bridget must answer the question: How far will she go
to protect the people she loves?
Publication date: January 6, 2015; St. Martin’s Press
Formats: eBook, Hardcover
Pages: 320
Formats: eBook, Hardcover
Pages: 320
Series: Book Three, The Midwife Mysteries Series
Genre: Historical Mystery
Genre: Historical Mystery
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“Sam Thomas has created one of the most fascinating detectives in
contemporary mystery fiction—a crime-solving, wealthy, widowed midwife
in embattled 17th-century York, England. . . . Bridget is as
fascinating, fun and fierce as ever.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer on The
Harlot’s Tale”Besides making his heroine a plausible sleuth, Thomas
conveys the challenges of midwifery without clumsy exposition.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred) on The Harlot’s Tale
“Thomas is a historian by profession and it shows in the wealth of
detail with which he recreates the city of York amid the turmoil of the
English civil war.” —Rhys Bowen, author of the bestselling Royal Spyness
series
“The gripping story, fascinating characters, and intriguing era make
Thomas’s debut mystery a reader’s delight.” —Priscilla Royal, author of
The Killing Season
“Thomas’s fiction debut is packed with fascinating information about a
midwife’s skills and life during the English civil war. The ingenious,
fast-paced mystery is a bonus.” —Kirkus Reviews on The Midwife’s Tale
“Everything rings true in historian Thomas’s superb first mystery. . .
Authentic details of life in 17th-century York complement the
whodunit’s intelligently concealed clues.” —Publishers Weekly (starred)
on The Midwife’s Tale
About the Author
Sam Thomas is an assistant professor of history at the University of
Alabama in Huntsville. He has received research grants from the National
Endowment for the Humanities, the Newberry Library, and the British
Academy. He has published articles on topics ranging from early modern
Britain to colonial Africa. Thomas lives in Alabama with his wife and
two children.
For more information please visit Sam Thomas’s website. You can also find him on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.
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