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Title: Cradle to Grave

Author: Eleanor Kuhns

Narrator: Susie Berneis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-13-15

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Will Rees is adjusting to life on his Maine farm in 1797, but he's already hungering for the freedom of the road, and his chance to travel comes sooner than he expects. Lydia has just received a letter from her old friend Mouse, who now lives in the Shaker community in Mount Unity, New York.

To Lydia and Rees's astonishment, she's in trouble with the law. She's kidnapped five children, claiming that their mother is unfit to care for them. Despite the wintry weather and icy roads, Rees and Lydia set out for New York. There's nothing they can do for Mouse legally, though, and they reluctantly set out for home. But before they've travelled very far, they receive more startling news: Maggie Whitney has been found murdered, and Mouse is the prime suspect.

Members Reviews:

Best Will Rees yet

Will Rees gets a call for help from Mouse, one of the Shakers he met in Kuhns' first book, "A Simple Murder." She has been accused of kidnapping. It turns out that she was trying to rescue several children from a woman named Maggie who clearly struggles with alcoholism. While Rees and Lydia try to help Mouse and the kids, Maggie is murdered.

This is the best one yet in this series. I found the characters so compelling. One of the things I like best about this author is how she draws you into the time and place of the story so completely. The other thing is that the kids seem like real children - they are not overly sentimentalized versions like you frequently see in historical novels.

Weaver's Threads

This was a good read. The descriptions of 18th century village life in upstate New York and the rigid mores of the denizens were extremely vivid. Will and Lydia prove once again that they are astute, caring and perceptive as a couple working together to solve crime. We know a great deal about Will and his inner musings and feelings, but less about Lydia's life. I was surprised when certain miniscule references were made to her Boston past which was heretofore unmentioned. I hope that this was done as a hint of an upcoming book bringing the pair to the HUB city. As a fan of historical fiction I really enjoyed this mystery. Robert Colmenares

Poverty,Charity,Mystery and deceit

This book was a real page turner for me I enjoyed reading each night before bed often later than I should The expense of characters was well described and the mystery not portrayed till the very end.

Five Stars

Another good read.

Five Stars

One of the best writers of this time period. The settings, the descriptions and the story are thrilling.