Mystery Book Club

"The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon

Join us for thrilling whodunits, chilling noir tales, and charming cozy mysteries that keep you on the edge of your seat! This month's title is "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon.

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For January we are reading "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon:

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.

Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death.

As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town’s most respected gentlemen—one of whom has now been found dead in the ice. But when a local physician undermines her conclusion, declaring the death to be an accident, Martha is forced to investigate the shocking murder on her own.

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