Wishful Seeing: A Thaddeus Lewis Mystery – Book 5
Wishful Seeing: A Thaddeus Lewis Mystery – Book 5 by Janet Kellough
304 Pages
Publisher: Dundurn, Dundurn Press
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Fiction (Adult), General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers, Canadian
It is 1853 in Northumberland Country, Canada West. Ellen Howell is on trial for the murder of Paul Sherman, a railroad executive. No one knows how he got on the isolated island and Ellen denies shooting him. There is a dodgy land deal and counterfeit money. After Ellen was arrested, her husband, George, goes missing. Her dress was found soaking with what looked like blood and she has bruises on her body.
Thaddeus Lewis is the local saddlebag Methodist minister who travels around attending meetings. His young associate, James Small, is infatuated with Thaddeus’ fifteen-year-old granddaughter, Martha, but the feelings are not reciprocated. He begins visiting Ellen which makes people question his actions. He has been known to conduct his own investigations and this time is no different.
The story has a steady but building pace, the characters were developed, and it was written in the third person point of view. The author has a descriptive writing style that makes the reader feel a part of the story. If you are a fan of the Murdoch Mysteries, you will enjoy this book.
