Brothers of Cain (Civil War Mysteries)

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Summary: 2001 Award Winner
Review: Clearly the membership of The Historical Mystery Appreciation Society strongly disagreed with the reviewer below. HMAS gave BROTHERS OF CAIN the Herodotus Award as the Best Historical Mystery of 2001. And it was well deserved.

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Summary: Utter nonsense
Review: For a book to be labeled a "mystery," shouldn't there be some sort of mystery that needs to be solved? Even if it's just some guy in a mask scaring kids away from a lake to look for gold? Not to mention that the ease with which the "spy" goes about her business would make James Bond look inept. This book is sorely lacking in suspense, drama, mystery, romance, or credibility. It makes me wonder if the target audience is supposed to be adults or the young adult audience the previous series is supposedly aimed at.

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Summary: Bring Back Glynis
Review: I've read all of Monfredo's book. In my opinion, the best ones focused on Glynis and Seneca Falls although Glynis' trip to the south was an excellent view of plantation life from a northern woman's point of view.

I guess I haven't reviewed Brothers of Cain, though. It's hard because I can't help comparing these later books with Blackwater Spirits and Northstar Conspiracy. I'd like to see Monfredo background the nieces and get back to her original characters, who were much, much more believable and even more likable.