| The Orphanmaster: A Novel of Early Manhattan Contributor(s): Zimmerman, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 014312353X ISBN-13: 9780143123538 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.75 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A love story wrapped around a murder mystery, set in seventeenth-century Manhattan In 1663 in the hardscrabble colony of New Amsterdam--today's lower Manhattan--orphan children are going missing and residents suspect a serial killer. The list of possible culprits is long and strange. Among those looking into the mystery are a shrewd young Dutch woman, Blandine van Couvering, and a dashing Englishman, Edward Drummond, whose newfound romance is threatened by horrible accusations. In this spellbinding work of historical fiction, Jean Zimmerman relates the harsh realities of life in early Manhattan, re-creating the sights, smells, and textures of the rough settlement surrounded by wilderness and subject to political turmoil. Compulsively readable and filled with New York history, The Orphanmaster will delight fans of Caleb Carr, Hilary Mantel, and Geraldine Brooks. |
