Mollie Ann Cox is the author of several popular mystery series, also writing under the pen name Maggie Blackburn and Mollie Cox Bryan. Her books have been selected as finalists for an Agatha Award and a Daphne du Maurier Award and as a Top 10 Beach Reads by Woman's World. The Lace Widow is the first book where she’s combined her passion for history and mystery.
At CrimesRead Cox tagged four favorite historical mysteries set in Early America, including:
The Turncoat’s Widow: A Revolutionary War Mystery, Book One by Mally BeckerRead about the other entries on the list.
This book is very different from [Paddy Hirsch's] Hudson’s Kill, but it’s just as good. It’s set in 1780, several years before, and the main character, Rebecca Parcell, is not an investigator. Like Eliza in my book, she’s an amateur sleuth and recently widowed, trying to make sense of the world as a widow. A widow’s life was precarious, especially one whose husband had secrets the government takes an interest in. The reader can’t help but love Rebecca as she navigates the mysteries she’s confronted with.
--Marshal Zeringue
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