Death of a Mill Girl (Josiah Beede Mysteries) By Clyde Linsley

This book took me three tries to get into, however I'm so thankful I stuck it out. Clyde Linsley's, Death of a Mill Girl was tantalizing and a page turner in the end. I'm not a normal mystery or suspense genre fan, which is why I think this book took me so many tries to grasp my attention.

The finding of a dead girl in the middle of a field with no possible suspects seems deterring and agonizing as the girl in herself is a complete mystery. Josiah Beede takes on the case in hopes of finding the killer and soon harbors his main suspect at his farm as a means of watching him.

The beginning of the book is very dry, but as I pushed forward I found myself increasingly interested in finding out who the murder was. The problem with this book is that I truly don't remember much about the killer or the plot, what I remember the most is that the book dived into the historical concepts of mill workers and the deplorable situations they were required to work and live in. Linsley's book while was a suspenseful mystery I stayed interested because of the history in the end more than the plot line.

While this is not a read I would pick up again I'm still interested in Linsley's work for the sole fact of bringing history to life on the pages. If you like a mixture of history, mystery and fiction this would be a great read for your library.