From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who investigates a shocking murder that unhinges her small community.
The Frozen River is a thrilling, tense, and tender story of a remarkable woman who had the courage to take a stand, and in the process wrote herself into American history..
In her newest offering, Ariel Lawhon brings to life a brave and compassionate unsung heroine who refused to accept anything less than justice on behalf of those no one else would protect.
Over the course of one long, hard winter, as the trial nears, and whispers and prejudices mount, Martha\'s diary lands at the center of the scandal and threatens to tear both her family and her community apart.
While Martha is certain she knows what happened the night of the assault, she suspects that the two crimes are linked, and that there is more to both cases than meets the eye.
Now, one of the men accused of that heinous attack has been found dead in the ice.
In that diary she also documented the details of an alleged rape that occurred four months earlier.
Her diary is a record of every birth and death, every murder and debacle that unfolds in the town of Hallowell.
As the local midwife and healer, Martha is good at keeping secrets.
Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death.
Maine, 1789: The Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice.
From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who investigates a shocking murder that unhinges her small community
