Judge Thee Not by Edith Maxwell

September 17, 2019

When I reviewed Edith Maxwell’s Charity’s Burden earlier this year, I mentioned how relevant the historical mystery was to our own times. Now, in the fifth book of the Quaker Midwife series,  Judge Thee Not, the author strikes that same note of...

Charity’s Burden by Edith Maxwell

April 06, 2019

Edith Maxwell skillfully uses her Quaker Midwife series to tell about history while discussing controversial topics. Quaker Rose Carroll is in the perfect position to ask questions of women in Amesbury, Massachusetts in 1869, when the women might not answer questions...

Called to Justice by Edith Maxwell

May 14, 2017

Edith Maxwell’s historical mysteries, like Donis Casey’s, evoke a certain time and place. The history brings the setting and period to life, while the mystery elements involve the character of the sleuth. Maxwell’s Called to Justice is the...

Delivering the Truth by Edith Maxwell

April 16, 2016

Edith Maxwell launches a new historical mystery series with an outstanding, character-driven book. Set in 1888, in the author’s hometown of Amesbury, Massachusetts, it’s a wonderful introduction to a lifestyle, religion, and profession most of us are...

A Lesson in Hope by Philip Gulley

November 18, 2015

Only Philip Gulley can put a pastor in the kind of predicaments faced by Sam Gardner.  Whether it’s family or the members of his meeting, they find ways to confound poor Sam. Gulley’s novels about the Quaker pastor are funny, touching, and warm....