Murder in Burnt Orange by Jeanne M. Dams
Murder in Burnt Orange is the latest in the "Hilda Johansson" series by Jeanne Dams.
If you're a fan of historical mysteries, give this series a whirl. Hilda the heroine, a hardworking Swedish immigrant around 1900 in South Bend, becomes a maid for the wealthiest family in town, the Studebakers. She accidentally becomes involved in solving mysteries and turns out to be very good at it.
In this latest chapter, Hilda, now married and no longer a maid, is awaiting the birth of her first child during a very hot summer in South Bend. To distract her, her family suggests that she try to figure out what's behind a series of train crashes and fires that have occurred. Since she's in no condition to go out and uncover clues herself, Hilda taps into her network of family, friends, acquaintances, and servants to find out who's behind all the mayhem.
Clearly Jeanne Dams has done a lot of research about turn of the century South Bend. So the books are a fascinating look at life at that time. Plus the mysteries are good.
If you're new to this series, start at the beginning with Death in Lacquer Red.
If you're a fan of historical mysteries, give this series a whirl. Hilda the heroine, a hardworking Swedish immigrant around 1900 in South Bend, becomes a maid for the wealthiest family in town, the Studebakers. She accidentally becomes involved in solving mysteries and turns out to be very good at it.
In this latest chapter, Hilda, now married and no longer a maid, is awaiting the birth of her first child during a very hot summer in South Bend. To distract her, her family suggests that she try to figure out what's behind a series of train crashes and fires that have occurred. Since she's in no condition to go out and uncover clues herself, Hilda taps into her network of family, friends, acquaintances, and servants to find out who's behind all the mayhem.
Clearly Jeanne Dams has done a lot of research about turn of the century South Bend. So the books are a fascinating look at life at that time. Plus the mysteries are good.
If you're new to this series, start at the beginning with Death in Lacquer Red.
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