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Feminist Mystery Reviews BLOOD RED ROSES Reviewed by Harriet Klausner In 1786 Maine, Hannah Trevor finds her world collapsing. The local Rufford judicial officials believe that she is an unfit mother and want to take away Jennet, her eight year deaf child by indenturing the lass to another family. James, her loyalist husband, reportedly dead in Canada, arrives only to be found recently murdered in the filed of Hannah's former lover. Another corpse of a woman, who has claimed that she was the legal wife of James, is found. The townsfolk all agree that the prime suspect is that unfit mother Hannah. Hannah's only ally is Daniel Josselyn, the biological father of Jennet, but even he cannot stop the local officials willing to hang Hannah as a scapegoat for the murders. It is up to the intrepid Hannah to learn what happened to her spouse and who truly did it if she wants to escape the gallows. BLOOD RED ROSES is an exciting historical mystery that brings alive the first era after the end of the American revolution. Hannah is a great protagonist and the support cast add authenticity to a fabulous who-done-it. The historical detail brings more genuine feel to the complex plot, making Margaret Lawrence's second book (HEARTS AND BONES) one of the top historical fictions of the year. Anyone who enjoys this sub-genre, needs to read both of Ms. Lawrence's Trevor tales.
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