• FUG 10 - (Book - Amazon.com) : Two centuries of intrigue and suspense lead to a frantic climax as modern rivals attempt to secure the treasure originally looted by a Hessian officer as General George Washington made his daring crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776. After the Battle of Trenton, a captured Hessian soldier is the only survivor who knows the hiding place of the treasure. From there follows a twisted tale of recovery and loss which finally leads to a modern-day genealogical search by the descendants of the Hessian prisoner and a befriended Revolutionary prison guard.
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• A Community of Memory : My Days With George and Clara (Creative Nonfiction) -

  (Book - Amazon.com) : In this series of narratives, many voices of Jeff Gundy's Amish and Mennonite forebears trace their paths and chronicle their lives. Using family photos, records, recollections, and historical research, he follows 7 generations from Bavaria and Alsace to Ohio to Illinois in the 1830s; from frontier dwellings with dirt floors to homes with refrigerators. Also available from Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom) and Amazon.ca (Canada)

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• A Misty Mourning (A Torie O'Shea Mystery) - (Book - Amazon.com) : To save herself, genealogist Torie O'Shea must unravel and eighty-year-old mystery - and unmask a killer... This book is also available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca. Click on links for details. -

• A Season Of Purpose - (Book - Amazon.com) : Reenactors and others who like to sink their teeth into a meaty historical novel will relish the period details that add color and dimension to this French and Indian War saga. What convinces a woodsman to become a Ranger, or a farmer to take up arms, or a shoemaker to become a profiteer amidst the backdrop of war? What goes through the mind of a woman during these events, or an Indian who floats atop a tide of cultural change he cannot control? Greg Geiger weaves a compelling plot around two Connecticut families that get caught up in the war. Read more... -

• Dead Man Running - (Book - Amazon.com) : At the request of a local journalist, genealogist Torie OShea sets out to research her Missouri hometowns two mayoral candidates: incumbent Bill Castlereagh and his challenger, Sheriff Colin Brooke, Tories stepfather. With the discovery of a body linked to the Chicago Mafia, Tories research into the mayors genealogy turns up more questions than answers. As the case unravels, the mayor flees town and Torie makes a shocking discovery that might lead to her own demise. This book is also available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca. Click on links for details. -

• Deadly Pedigree - (Book - Amazon.com) : Murder has a family tree! . . . in Deadly Pedigree, an award-winning Louisiana genealogical mystery. Nick Herald, a professional genealogist in New Orleans, searches for Louisiana relatives of an elderly man. Read more...
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• Died in the Wool - (Book - Amazon.com) : When the old Kendall house goes up for sale in New Kassel, Missouri, Torie O'Shea, president of the historical society, decides to check it out and see if it would make a nice addition to the town's historical homes. The Kendall house has been a notorious address in town since three twenty-something siblings committed suicide there in the 1920s. One of the siblings happened to be a famous quilter, and Torie immediately thinks of turning the Kendall house into a textile museum. But the more she learns about the house, the more she wants to know what happened to that tragic family. Her investigation draws her into some dark places, and then a present-day murder ups the ante. With the help of a local quilt appraiser, Torie must unravel exactly what happened to the three siblings, before anybody else in New Kassel turns up dead.
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• Family Skeletons (A Torie O'Shea Mystery) - (Book - Amazon.com) : As resident genealogist, historian, tour guide, and occasional amateur snoop, Victory "Torie" O'Shea can be found anywhere in the historic German town of New Kassel, Missouri-mixing fudge, giving tours, tracing family trees, and even investigating murder....When shopowner Norah Zumwalt asks Torie for help in piecing together her family lineage to find her missing father, Torie cheerfully agrees. But before Torie delivers her results, Norah is brutally murdered. Now Torie must use her formidable skills at prying into the past-and the human heart-to solve a case of passionate secrets and betrayal. But as the Mississippi floods, she may be in deep trouble when evidence of another killing surfaces-and Torie comes face to face with a family skeleton that will chill her to the bone.
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• For the Term of His Natural Life - (Book - Amazon.co.uk) : Forced to conceal his identity and forego his inheritance, Rufus Dawes is unjustly implicated in his father's murder, convicted of theft and sentenced to be transported to Australia, where he encounters the brutality of the penal system. First published as a serial in the Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 and in a revised, shortened form as a novel in 1874, For the Term of his Natural Life is an Australian classic, a tale of inhumanity and suffering during Australia's early colonial history.
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• Hanging Katherine Garret. A Novel Based on the 1737 Trial of a Pequot Woman - (Book - Amazon.com) : In present-day Minneapolis a graduate student, Karla Palmer, discovers a sermon that was preached at the 1738 hanging of Katherine Garret, a Pequot Indian woman who was executed for the murder of her bastard child. The baby's body was found in the barn of a Congregationalist minister to whom Katherine was bound as a servant. She pled not guilty at her trial and records show that a huge courtroom scene ensued when the verdict was announced. Karla, smelling a cover-up, follows the obscured paper trail into the past, back to the Pequot War, searching for the identity of the person Katherine accused of the murder, for the name of the father, and for who might have conspired to send an innocent woman to the gallows. -

• In Sheep's Clothing (A Torie O'Shea Mystery) - (Book - Amazon.com) : When genealogist Torie O'Shea gets an invitation from her favorite aunt, Sissy, to come and spend some time with her in Minnesota she jumps at the chance. When she arrives, however, Torie finds out that the invitation was not so innocent: Sissy has uncovered a 150-year-old diary in the attic of her home and is dying to find out who wrote it and where it came from. Torie dives in and soon discovers that the author of the diary, a young Swedish woman, had fallen in love with a man she couldn't have. When the diary ends with hints of brutal violence, Torie becomes enmeshed in a mystery passed down through generations. Fans of Rett MacPherson's cozy genealogy mysteries will delight in the inventive plot and comfortable, warm characters that have come to characterize this wonderful series.
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• Killing Cousins (A Torie O'Shea Mystery) - (Book - Amazon.com) : Genealogist Torie O'Shea delves into a family's history...and ends up investigating a murder.
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• Lineages and Lies: A Nick Herald Genealogical Mystery - (Book - Amazon.com) : Nick Herald, professional genealogist and amateur sleuth, delves into the murder of a fellow genealogist, a curmudgeonly old friend with many enemies and perhaps too much knowledge.
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• Two Flags in the Wilderness - (Book - Amazon.com) : The year is 1731. Jean Baptiste Joubert, a cadet in the colonial marines, is assigned to a convoy sent from Fort Michilimackinac to reestablish trade with the Sioux, trade which had been disrupted by war with the Fox. The expedition ends in disaster, and the French realize that the struggle with the English to determine who will control the heartland of North America (and its lucrative fur trade) is just beginning. Ambush, intrigue and espionage are all employed, differentiating friend from foe is a challenge, and your first mistake may be one too many.
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• War, Hell and Honor: a novel of the French and Indian War - (Book - Amazon.com) : The most authentic, most exciting and most realistic military novel of the new millennium! Get your copy now and relive the Battle of Lake George on the New York frontier in 1755. Follow Charles Nurse as he volunteers for service and makes his way to Lake George. On your way you will witness Gen. William Johnson’s Indian councils, the daily life of the army and the hell of colonial warfare. Then after the battle, join Charles on several hair-raising scouting forays with the famous Robert Rogers and Israel Putnam. You’ll think you were there! -

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