The Harlot's Tale: A Midwife Mystery: 2 (The Midwife's Tale 2)

Sam Thomass The Harlots Tale takes readers back to Civil War England in this riveting sequel to The Midwifes Tale hailed as an ingenious fast-paced mystery by Kirkus Reviews . It is August 1645 one year since York fell into Puritan hands. As the city suffers through a brutal summer heat Bridget Hodgson and Martha Hawkins are drawn into a murder investigation more frightening than their last. In order to appease Gods wrath―and end the heat-wave―the citys overlords have launched a brutal campaign to whip the citys sinners into godliness. But for someone in York this is not enough. First a prostitute and her client are found stabbed to death then a pair of adulterers are beaten and strangled. Yorks sinners have been targeted for execution.. Bridget and Martha―assisted once again by Will Bridgets good-hearted nephew―race to find the killer even as he adds more bodies to his tally. The list of suspects is long: Hezekiah Ward a fire and brimstone preacher new to York; Wards son Praise-God whose intensity mirrors his fathers; John Stubb one of Wards fanatic followers whose taste for blood may not have been sated by his time in Parliaments armies. Or could the killer be closer to home? Wills brother Joseph is no stranger to death and he shares the Wards dreams of driving sin from the city.. To find the killer Bridget Martha and Will must uncover the citys most secret sins and hope against hope that the killer does not turn his attention in their direction.