The River's Edge

Lieutenant Elias Aronson is a smart Manhattan lawyer serving as aide-de-camp at Fort Pickering in Memphis, post Civil war. Nearby is Camp Shiloh, the encampment of recently emancipated slaves. Camp Shiloh is better organized and lawful than Fort Pickering. A murder takes place and Aronson is ordered......more

Sabra Waldfogel is back with another page turning novel. This takes place after the fall of Memphis in 1863.  The setting is Fort Pickering and Camp Shiloh.  Lydia, a school teacher and widow from New York, volunteers to go to Camp Shiloh to teach the freed slaves.  Shortly after her arrival, a sold......more

The River's Edge is another sterling historical by Sabra Waldfogel. What I particularly enjoy about all her books is how she crafts a story that entertains without sugar coating the ugly realities of its historical context. As Elias' and Lydia's murder investigation progresses to the awful truth and......more

This is a fascinating mystery based on post civil war history. A story based on actual history with fiction. I found just the historical facts so well played out between all the characters . The fears, the secrets, love and lose, who to trust and who to be fearful of. The story is so well written I......more

I really enjoyed reading about Historical Memphis. The characters are believable and the story flows beautifully. I like learning about history and the author brings it to life exceptionally well. I received a free copy of this book and this is my honest review.......more