A young Abigail Adams is reached out to by her younger
nephew, Horace Thaxter, after a threat on his life. Abigail
travels to Harvard in Cambridge to see him and investigate.
It seems that Horace's love for foreign tongues has brought
him unfriendly attention. Reading Horace's account as he
tells it to Abigail I feel as bemused as she must, with my
eyebrow arching higher and higher. A mysterious lady with
false credentials and scary henchmen hires Horace to
translate something from Arabic, something to do with pirate
treasure.
Horace's classmates, Loyalist George Fairfield and Indian
Weyountah, join with him and Abigail to solve the case.
That is until George is murdered. Now there is a new case
for Abigail to solve.
SUP WITH THE DEVIL is an Abigail Adams Mystery by Barbara
Hamilton. SUP WITH THE DEVIL is set before the
Revolutionary War, right after the Boston Tea Party when the
Sons of Liberty are doing everything they can to stir up
trouble. One thing I have learned from SUP WITH THE DEVIL
is that throughout time men and teenage boys do not change.
Barbara Hamilton takes care to create the feeling of being
there by Abigail Adams' side. Her use of the period's
vernacular sets just the right tone. Barbara wraps you into
her story with intrigue and then hits you with action.
George Fairfield's death was mentioned so abruptly and in
such a matter-of-fact way that it shocked me.
SUP WITH THE DEVIL is a thrilling historical mystery with a
smart and brave woman at the helm who understands how not to
bruise the egos of men.
1774: Spring brings uncertainty to Boston as the entire city
awaits the Crown’s response to the infamous Tea Party. Urged
on by the Sons of Liberty—and Abigail’s husband, John—
militias form and arm themselves. But when a Harvard
Loyalist is murdered, the only side Abigail finds herself on
is the side of justice…
After an attempt on the life of her scholarly young nephew
Horace, Abigail travels to Harvard to investigate. A
mysterious woman had hired Horace to translate some Arabic,
only to leave him disoriented and frightened—and at the
mercy of her henchmen. But Horace survived—with a tale of
pirate treasure…
While Abigail and Horace try to unravel the strange
circumstances, one of his fellow students—a young man loyal
to the King—is murdered. And though the Sons of Liberty are
desperate to find the rumored gold, Abigail is more
interested in the truth. For the Devil’s treasure comes with
a curse that could bring down anyone, regardless of where
their allegiance lies…
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