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Book Review: Death Finds A Way
A Sleuth Genealogist
Death Finds A Way
by Lorine McGinnis Schulze
The author is a Canadian genealogist and I am a fan of her blog, Olive Tree Genealogy. This novel, therefore, interested me. The opening chapter was set in 1878 and concerns an orphaned Irish sister and brother landing at Ellis Island, New York to begin new lives. The steamship experience and rigors of examination immigrants faced is vividly depicted. Janie Riley, a genealogist-sleuth, is the novel's protagonist and her endeavors to solve the mysterious death of a researcher she meets by chance while researching her own family mystery, drives the story line.
The book follows an intriguing plot of murder, deceit, forbidden love and contested inheritances and is populated by a coterie of scoundrels. I particularly enjoyed the author's description of the Family History Library and Temple Square in Salt Lake City as well as the detailed genealogical research pursuits of the main character. The tale unfolds back and forth from the 19th century to the modern time; a narrative technique the author manages well. The conclusion is logical and satisfying and this book, a good read.
Marianne Perry
Writing inspired by genealogical research to solve family mysteries.
www.marianneperry.ca
Death Finds A Way
by Lorine McGinnis Schulze
The author is a Canadian genealogist and I am a fan of her blog, Olive Tree Genealogy. This novel, therefore, interested me. The opening chapter was set in 1878 and concerns an orphaned Irish sister and brother landing at Ellis Island, New York to begin new lives. The steamship experience and rigors of examination immigrants faced is vividly depicted. Janie Riley, a genealogist-sleuth, is the novel's protagonist and her endeavors to solve the mysterious death of a researcher she meets by chance while researching her own family mystery, drives the story line.
The book follows an intriguing plot of murder, deceit, forbidden love and contested inheritances and is populated by a coterie of scoundrels. I particularly enjoyed the author's description of the Family History Library and Temple Square in Salt Lake City as well as the detailed genealogical research pursuits of the main character. The tale unfolds back and forth from the 19th century to the modern time; a narrative technique the author manages well. The conclusion is logical and satisfying and this book, a good read.
Marianne Perry
Writing inspired by genealogical research to solve family mysteries.
www.marianneperry.ca
