This is an unusual story about a young woman who becomes part of a 'tribe' of street urchins and pickpockets. When the leader of their tribe dies, Maddie Grande and her twin 'tribe' brothers leave New Orleans and live on the bayous. Maddie quickly takes to the new life, but the twins love the criminal life too much to leave it for long. Maddie wants a different life, but her survival existence affords little money to put her desires into action.
Maddie has made a life for herself by trapping, fishing, and hunting. But her simple life is disturbed when the twins bring back to the bayou a kidnapped child they are holding for ransom. Something goes wrong, and one twin dies, and the other goes to jail. Then, the kidnapped child escapes, and Maddie must find her.
Tom Abbott is a Pinkerton agent and is looking for the kidnapped eight-year-old. He's also looking for a young woman lost years ago and is now about thirty-two years of age. The story was set in New Orleans in 1875. The author has a firm grasp of the life in and around bayous at that time. This is a well-written period piece. It took a while to get into this story because it is so unique, but once in the story, it was difficult to set aside. Overall score = 4.5 stars.
Irish Angel Series
1. Heart of Stone (2010)
** 2. Heart of Lies (2011)
3. Heart of Glass (2012)
Maddie has made a life for herself by trapping, fishing, and hunting. But her simple life is disturbed when the twins bring back to the bayou a kidnapped child they are holding for ransom. Something goes wrong, and one twin dies, and the other goes to jail. Then, the kidnapped child escapes, and Maddie must find her.
Tom Abbott is a Pinkerton agent and is looking for the kidnapped eight-year-old. He's also looking for a young woman lost years ago and is now about thirty-two years of age. The story was set in New Orleans in 1875. The author has a firm grasp of the life in and around bayous at that time. This is a well-written period piece. It took a while to get into this story because it is so unique, but once in the story, it was difficult to set aside. Overall score = 4.5 stars.
Irish Angel Series
1. Heart of Stone (2010)
** 2. Heart of Lies (2011)
3. Heart of Glass (2012)
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