Midwife Mysteries Series by Sam Thomas

3.78 · 32 ratings
  • The Maidservant and the Murderer (Midwife Mysteries #0.5)
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    The Maidservant and the Murderer (Midwife Mysteries #0.5)

    Sam Thomas

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2013

    From the author of THE MIDWIFE’S TALE comes "The Maidservant and the Murderer," the startling story behind midwife Bridget Hodgson’s arch nemesis, the murderous and malignant Rebecca Hooke On an autumn day in 1620, young Rebecca Hey rode into York in the back of a farmer’s wagon and started on the path that would eventually make her one of the most powerful women in the city... more

  • The Midwife's Tale (Midwife Mysteries #1)
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    The Midwife's Tale (Midwife Mysteries #1)

    Sam Thomas

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2012

    In the tradition of Arianna Franklin and C. J. Sansom comes Samuel Thomas's remarkable debut, The Midwife's TaleIt is 1644, and Parliament's armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels' hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget's friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to be burnt alive... more

  • The Harlot's Tale (Midwife Mysteries #2)
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    The Harlot's Tale (Midwife Mysteries #2)

    Sam Thomas

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2014

    It is August, 1645, one year since York fell into Puritan hands. As the city suffers through a brutal summer heat, Bridget Hodgson and Martha Hawkins are drawn into a murder investigation more frightening than their last. In order to appease God’s wrath—and end the heat-wave—the city’s overlords have launched a brutal campaign to whip the city’s sinners into godliness. But for someone in York, this is not enough... more

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