From the author of THE MIDWIFE’S TALE comes "Bended Hooke," the startling story behind midwife Bridget Hodgson’s arch nemesis, the murderous and malignant Rebecca HookeOn an autumn day in 1620, young Rebecca Hey rode into York in the back of a farmer
A compilation of essays from the English Historical Fiction Authors blog, this book provides a wealth of historical information from Roman Britain to early twentieth century England. Over fifty different authors share hundreds of real life stories and tan
In the tradition of Arianna Franklin and C. J. Sansom comes Samuel Thomas's remarkable debut, The Midwife's TaleIt is 1644, and Parliament's armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels' han
"Sam Thomas has created one of the most unique sleuths in modern mystery fiction." -The Plain DealerIn this thrilling new mystery from the critically acclaimed author of The Witch Hunter's Tale midwife Bridget Hodgson travels to London where she's forced
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
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 God’s wrath
