The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin

The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin
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Publisher : Algonquin Books
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9781616202040
ISBN-13 : 1616202041
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin by : Robert J. Begiebing

Download or read book The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin written by Robert J. Begiebing and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time is the late 1640s, the place, the New England coast. A young woman has been found dead, stripped naked and thrown in a river. Her husband has mysteriously halted his legal proceedings against the most likely suspect, who has disappeared into the wilderness. Based on an actual unsolved murder that took place in colonial New Hampshire, Robert J. Begiebing's THE STRANGE DEATH OF MISTRESS COFFIN is at once a spellbinding mystery and a fascinating evocation of life in early America. "Unusual and mesmerizing. A striking and original work by a gifted writer with an extraordinary feeling for the past."--E. Annie Proulx, The New York Times Book Review; "Begiebing illuminates 'the dark and wonderful intricacy' of the human heart."-- Yankee. A MYSTERY BOOK CLUB MAIN SELECTION and a LITERARY GUILD SELECTION.

The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin

The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin
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Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:854569772
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Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin by : Robert J. Begiebing

Download or read book The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin written by Robert J. Begiebing and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin

The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin
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Publisher : Brandeis University Press
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 9781611683387
ISBN-13 : 1611683386
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin by : Robert J. Begiebing

Download or read book The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin written by Robert J. Begiebing and published by Brandeis University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1648 at the New England Piscataqua settlement, a young woman is found murdered; after the likely suspect disappears into the wilderness, a young Englishman, Richard Browne, is called in to investigate.

The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin

The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin
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Publisher : UPNE
Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9781611683394
ISBN-13 : 1611683394
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin by : Robert J. Begiebing

Download or read book The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin written by Robert J. Begiebing and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New England. 1648. The Piscataqua Settlement. A young woman has been found dead, her violated body stripped naked and thrown in a river. Her husband, a reclusive and learned man, has mysteriously halted his legal proceedings against the most likely suspect, who has disappeared into the wilderness. The settlement's elders call on a young Englishman, Richard Browne, to discover the truth about what happened. But the more he learns, the more puzzling the crime becomes, and the more he finds himself drawn to the wife of the missing suspect. Based on an actual unsolved murder from the records of colonial America, Robert J. Begiebing's The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin is at once a spellbinding mystery and a fascinating evocation of life in early America.

The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin

The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin
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Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015033990162
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Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin by : Robert J. Begiebing

Download or read book The Strange Death of Mistress Coffin written by Robert J. Begiebing and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery set in 17th century New Hampshire and based on an actual unsolved murder.

University Press of New England: Fall 2012 New Titles

University Press of New England: Fall 2012 New Titles
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Publisher : UPNE
Total Pages : 68
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Download or read book University Press of New England: Fall 2012 New Titles written by and published by UPNE. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rebecca Wentworth's Distraction

Rebecca Wentworth's Distraction
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Publisher : UPNE
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9781611683752
ISBN-13 : 1611683750
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

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Download or read book Rebecca Wentworth's Distraction written by Robert J. Begiebing and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel of art and obsession in eighteenth-century New England.