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020    9781250045768 (hardback) 
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092    |fF|aTHOMAS 
100 1  Thomas, Samuel S.,|eauthor. 
245 14 The midwife and the assassin /|cSam Thomas. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bMinotaur Books,|c2016. 
300    320 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
520    ""Sam Thomas has created one of the most unique sleuths in
       modern mystery fiction." -The Plain Dealer. In this 
       thrilling new mystery from the critically acclaimed author
       of The Witch Hunter's Tale, midwife Bridget Hodgson 
       travels to London where she's forced into a new profession
       -as a spy. It's 1649. Three years have passed since 
       midwife Bridget Hodgson and her deputy Martha Hawkins fled
       York for the safety of the English countryside. But when a
       mysterious letter from London brings them to the capital, 
       they are forced into service under Jonathan Marlowe, 
       Oliver Cromwell's chief spymaster. Reunited with Bridget's
       nephew Will, the three seek out Parliament's enemies even 
       as the nation awaits the trial of the King on charges of 
       treason. Marlowe's first mission for Bridget is to spy 
       upon Katherine Chidley, a notorious political radical and-
       Marlowe fears-a potential rebel against Parliament. The 
       more time Bridget spends with Katherine, however, the 
       closer the two become, and when Katherine's husband Daniel
       is murdered, Bridget and Martha join in the search for the
       killer. As the two uncover Daniel's secrets, the list of 
       suspects grows ever longer, until it includes royalists, 
       radicals, and a figure from Bridget's past, who is equal 
       parts mysterious and deadly. When the killer strikes again,
       Bridget and Martha realize that he is bent on far more 
       than mere murder, but intends to revive the civil wars or 
       destroy England entirely"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Women detectives|vFiction. 
650  0 Midwives|vFiction. 
650  0 Political violence|vFiction. 
651  0 England|vFiction. 
655  7 Spy stories.|2gsafd 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2gsafd 
655  7 Suspense fiction.|2gsafd 
800 1  Thomas, Samuel S.|tMidwife mysteries ;|v4.