"At every level, this is a thrilling book."
—The Drood Review of Mystery
In a small town in upstate New York, amidst the bustle of the Women's Rights Convention of 1848, history was in the making. And so was murder... Critics and authors agree that mystery's ingenious new sleuth Glynis Tryon is "A HEROINE WORTH CHEERING FOR!"
Praise for Seneca Falls Inheritance
by Miriam Grace Monfredo:
"A wonderful evocation of time and place, a heroine worth cheering for, and an involving, well-crafted plot—a recipe that any mystery reader can savor."
—Stephen F. Wilcox, author of the
T.S.W. Sheridan and Hackshaw mysteries*
"An exceptional first novel ... from its exciting opening right up to the revelation of a well-concealed murder in a gripping courtroom scene."
—Edward D. Hoch, former President, Mystery Writers of America
"An engaging mystery . . . Monfredo has given us a taste for a dynamic time in the history of women's rights."
—Mostly Murder
"A page-turning suspense story…historically authentic and cleverly entertaining."
—Publishers Weekly
"Blends history and mystery in an unconventional murder story."
—Rochester Times-Union
"A meticulously researched, first-class mystery that evokes, with charm and vividness, rural life in the Empire State a century and a half ago."
—Buffalo News
"Exciting ... entertaining reading, equal parts murder mystery and historical novel ... The success of Seneca Falls Inheritance rests with the fully drawn character of the poised, plucky librarian Glynis Tryon."
—Syracuse Herald American
"The genius of Monfredo is to teach 'herstory' while absorbing the reader in a good old-fashioned mystery . . Write more, Monfredo."
—Newsday (NY)