THE NINTH DAUGHTER (Barbara Hamilton)

Abigail Adams as sleuth is an intriguing idea.  What I enjoyed most about The Ninth Daughter, though, was Hamilton's minute attention to historical detail.  The author manages to create a seemingly authentic panorama of life in 1773 while treating the reader to charming insights into the married life of John and Abigail.  The cast of characters also includes the rabble-rousing Sam Adams and Paul Revere.  The crime, the murder of the wife of a prominent local man and the related disappearance of one of Abigail's friends, the estranged wife of an older man who is being manipulated by his self-serving children, is interesting.  I was most intrigued, however, by the life of the women of the  era and Abigail's constant concern about her neglected family and household chores!  I would definitely recommend this series to any lover of historical fiction.  Hamilton, who writes fantasy as Barbara Hambly, has done a wonderful job here.  I loved it!