The Shaker Murders
by Eleanor Kuhns

A peaceful Shaker community is rocked by a series of bizarre accidents, but is there more to them than first appears?

Fresh from facing allegations of witchcraft and murder, travelling weaver Will Rees, his heavily pregnant wife Lydia and six adopted children take refuge in Zion, a Shaker community in rural Maine. Shortly after their arrival, screams in the night reveal a drowned body … but is it murder or an unfortunate accident? The Shaker Elders argue it was just an accident, but Rees believes otherwise.

As Will investigates further, more deaths follow and a young girl vanishes from the community. Haunted by nightmares for his family’s safety, Rees must rush to uncover the truth before the dreams can become reality and more lives are lost. Yet can the Shaker Elders be trusted, or is an outsider involved?

Reviews

Authentic period detail and nuanced characterizations … Kuhns makes the most of the cloistered Shaker community setting in this top-notch outing

Publishers Weekly

Illuminates post-Revolutionary Shaker life … a readable historical-mystery series

Booklist

An absorbing look at the early Shaker communities … through the eyes of an imperfect man doing his best for his family

Kirkus Reviews

Eleanor Kuhns

Eleanor Kuhns is a previous winner of the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel competition for A Simple Murder. The author of seven previous Will Rees mysteries, she is now a full-time writer after a successful career as the Assistant Director at the Goshen Public Library in Orange County, New York.

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Editions

The Shaker Murders by Eleanor Kuhns is available in the following formats

Ebook97814483017201st February 2019N/A224$14.99
Ebook97814483017201st February 2019N/A224£4.99
Paperback978184751962731st July 2019140 X 216mm224£13.99
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