A Thaddeus Lewis Mystery: Wishful Seeing : A Thaddeus Lewis Mystery 5 read TXT, DOC, DJV
9781459735378 1459735374 Deals with sexism and the legal system of nineteenth-century Canada and delves into the duplicity surrounding the railway business of the time A well-researched and accurate portrayal of life in rural Ontario during the Victorian age Previous books in the series were well reviewed in Quill & Quire, National Post, Publishers Weekly, and the Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail wrote (of The Burying Ground), "Love the Murdoch Mysteries? Then you need to discover Janet Kellough's terrific series set in 1851 and featuring preacher/detective Thaddeus Lewis." The National Post wrote, "Kellough does a fine job of bringing life to the times and to her ministerial hero on horseback -- buy it.", Saddlebag preacher Thaddeus Lewis uncovers murder and conspiracy in Northumberland County. A body is discovered on an isolated island in Rice Lake. Saddlebag preacher Thaddeus Lewis is sent on a desperate hunt for the truth when a woman for whom he feels a guilty attraction stands accused of the murder. Meanwhile, railway mania grips the county: everyone expects to get rich off the Cobourg-Peterborough rail line - some at the expense of others. Aided by his fifteen-year-old granddaughter and a charming but inexperienced lawyer, Thaddeus defends the woman while privately questioning his motives for doing so. With little hard evidence to go on, the courtroom battle to prove the woman's innocence seems doomed - until a startling discovery gives the case a fighting chance. But the trio's digging uncovers a conspiracy that could threaten the future of the entire district. With the fortunes of the county, and his own future, on the line, Thaddeus struggles against shady characters and his own conscience to solve the crime.
9781459735378 1459735374 Deals with sexism and the legal system of nineteenth-century Canada and delves into the duplicity surrounding the railway business of the time A well-researched and accurate portrayal of life in rural Ontario during the Victorian age Previous books in the series were well reviewed in Quill & Quire, National Post, Publishers Weekly, and the Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail wrote (of The Burying Ground), "Love the Murdoch Mysteries? Then you need to discover Janet Kellough's terrific series set in 1851 and featuring preacher/detective Thaddeus Lewis." The National Post wrote, "Kellough does a fine job of bringing life to the times and to her ministerial hero on horseback -- buy it.", Saddlebag preacher Thaddeus Lewis uncovers murder and conspiracy in Northumberland County. A body is discovered on an isolated island in Rice Lake. Saddlebag preacher Thaddeus Lewis is sent on a desperate hunt for the truth when a woman for whom he feels a guilty attraction stands accused of the murder. Meanwhile, railway mania grips the county: everyone expects to get rich off the Cobourg-Peterborough rail line - some at the expense of others. Aided by his fifteen-year-old granddaughter and a charming but inexperienced lawyer, Thaddeus defends the woman while privately questioning his motives for doing so. With little hard evidence to go on, the courtroom battle to prove the woman's innocence seems doomed - until a startling discovery gives the case a fighting chance. But the trio's digging uncovers a conspiracy that could threaten the future of the entire district. With the fortunes of the county, and his own future, on the line, Thaddeus struggles against shady characters and his own conscience to solve the crime.