More Thaddeus Lewis
Mysteries by Janet Kellough
Sowing Poison
After many years, Nathan Elliott returns to Wellington, Ontario, to be at his dying father’s side. Within a few days of his return, he is reported missing, and no trace of him can be found. Shortly after, Nathan’s wife arrives in the village. Claiming that she can contact the dead, she begins to hold séances for the villagers. Thaddeus Lewis, a Methodist circuit rider, is outraged, and his ethical objections propel him on a journey to uncover the truth about the Elliotts. Religious conflict and political dissension all play a part in this tale set in 1844 Upper Canada.
On the Head of a Pin
Thaddeus Lewis, an itinerant “saddlebag” preacher, still mourns the mysterious death of his daughter Sarah as he rides to his new posting in Prince Edward County. When another girl in the area dies in a similar way, he realizes that the circumstances point to murder. But in the turmoil following the 1837 Rebellion, he can’t get anyone to listen. Convinced there is a serial killer loose in Upper Canada, Lewis alone must track the culprit across a colony convulsed by dissension, invasion, and fear.
47 Sorrows
When the bloated corpse of a man dressed in women’s clothing washes up on the shore of Lake Ontario, a small scrap of green ribbon is found on the body. The year is 1847, and one hundred thousand Irish emigrants have fled to Canada to escape starvation in their homeland. But the emigrants bring with them the dreaded “ship’s fever,” and soon the ports are overflowing with the sick and dying. Itinerant preacher Thaddeus Lewis’s son Luke, an aspiring doctor, volunteers in the fever sheds in Kingston. When he finds a green ribbon on the lifeless body of a patient, he is intrigued by the strange coincidence. Young Luke enlists his father’s help to uncover the mystery, a tale of enmity that began back in Ireland.
