Death of a Dyer, Eleanor Kuhns
Death of a Dyer, Eleanor Kuhns
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Death of a Dyer

Author: Eleanor Kuhns

Narrator: Richard Waterhouse

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/18/2013

Synopsis

Will Rees feels at home. It's been a long time since he last felt this way—not since before his wife died more than five years ago and he took to the road as a traveling weaver. Now Rees is back on his farm, living with his teenaged son, David, and his housekeeper, Lydia—whose presence contributes more towards his happiness than he's ready to admit. But his domestic bliss is shattered the morning a visitor brings news of an old friend's murder. Nate Bowditch and Rees hadn't spoken in many long years, but as children they were closer than brothers, and Rees feels his loss acutely. Asked to look into the circumstances surrounding Nate's death, Rees simply can't refuse. At the Bowditch farmstead, Rees quickly discovers that everyone—from Nate's frosty wife to his missing son to the shy serving girl—is hiding something. But are any of them actually capable of murder? Or does the answer lie elsewhere, behind stones no one even knew needed un-turning? Death of a Dyer once again proves Eleanor Kuhns' remarkable ability to spin a captivating story and capture the light and darker sides of human nature on the page.

About Eleanor Kuhns

Eleanor Kuhns is the 2011 winner of the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel competition. She lives in Campbell Hall, New York, received her master's in Library Science from Columbia University, and is currently the Assistant Director at the Goshen Public Library in Orange County, New York.

About Richard Waterhouse

Richard Waterhouse is an actor, teacher, director, and producer who is featured in the Hallmark Christmas classic Moonlight and Mistletoe and the independent feature Karl Rove, I Love You. He lives with his partner in Newbury, Vermont.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barb

I was intrigued enough by the first in this series to read the second, but was disappointed. This is quite a mess--lots of driving the buggy back and forth between one location and the next, lots of inexplicable outbursts and overwrought emotions, supposed deep secrets that are obvious early on to t......more

Goodreads review by Alyson

A little slow in the beginning and there are a lot of characters to keep track of. Also the editing wasn’t great and it was a little distracting here and there. Now for the good parts, and there were many. The genre is interesting. It’s historical fiction, taking place in Maine after the Revolutiona......more

Goodreads review by Patricia

The main character of this series is Will (William) Rees. Will is a widower who feels guilt over the loss of his wife and a distance between him and his son. When he came back to his hometown after serving in the war, Will had developed a reputation/talent for investigating and solving murders. Will......more

Goodreads review by Patti

This is the second of the William Rees books, set in Maine after the Revolutionary War. Rees makes a good amateur detective, and his community seems to see that in him. He also is someone who has a hard time staying in one place; as a weaver his job has required some travel. In this case, the murder......more

Quotes

“Kuhns creates a marvelously chilly atmosphere throughout this suspense tale about seemingly upright people guarding evil secrets. Rees, the weaver, is a wonderful creation.” Booklist (starred review)

“Absorbing…[Kuhns’] finely done historical makes frontier Maine come alive.” Library Journal

“Well-constructed…Kuhns does a good job integrating the political developments of the time into the storyline, especially the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793, and delivers a logical and surprising solution to this traditional whodunit.” Publishers Weekly

“Offers a sensitive look into matters of the heart woven into a nifty puzzle.” Kirkus Reviews

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