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Recalled to Life
(2018)(The second book in the Sergeant Frank Hardy Mystery series)
A novel by Wendy M Wilson
"The 19th century New Zealand setting, the rich character development, the harkening back to so much in the history of the British Empire -- all these make for a story one simply cannot put down."
When Sergeant Frank Hardy is drugged and taken upriver to a secret prison he searches his memory for clues to his predicament. Has his past caught up with him again, or it something more sinister? He remembers in India during to siege of Lucknow, and his time fighting the land wars. What was it he did to bring him to this place?
The town of Palmerston North is growing as more settlers arrive, many of them Scandinavian. Mette Jensen is waiting for the right time to marry, but when Sergeant Hardy disappears she is brokenhearted, until she discovers a terrible truth.
Meanwhile, a body has washed downstream from the ranges and a stranger with a familiar face has come to town in search of his brother.
WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT RECALLED TO LIFE
"This is the second of a three part mystery series that was fascinating, especially because of the location. I learned about the settling of New Zealand and how the Danes and Scandinavians were recruited to come and chop through the forests and create homesteads. The back story includes some history of the fighting against the Maori, to whom New Zealand is home. It was fascinating to read a part of history I never envisioned."
Very exciting times for Sargent Frank Hardy and his fiancé Mette Jensen as they fight the wild people and wilderness around them in New Zealand. Wonderfully historical in every way possible, except for the main characters. Very enjoyable and thrilling."
Genre: Historical Mystery
When Sergeant Frank Hardy is drugged and taken upriver to a secret prison he searches his memory for clues to his predicament. Has his past caught up with him again, or it something more sinister? He remembers in India during to siege of Lucknow, and his time fighting the land wars. What was it he did to bring him to this place?
The town of Palmerston North is growing as more settlers arrive, many of them Scandinavian. Mette Jensen is waiting for the right time to marry, but when Sergeant Hardy disappears she is brokenhearted, until she discovers a terrible truth.
Meanwhile, a body has washed downstream from the ranges and a stranger with a familiar face has come to town in search of his brother.
WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT RECALLED TO LIFE
"This is the second of a three part mystery series that was fascinating, especially because of the location. I learned about the settling of New Zealand and how the Danes and Scandinavians were recruited to come and chop through the forests and create homesteads. The back story includes some history of the fighting against the Maori, to whom New Zealand is home. It was fascinating to read a part of history I never envisioned."
Very exciting times for Sargent Frank Hardy and his fiancé Mette Jensen as they fight the wild people and wilderness around them in New Zealand. Wonderfully historical in every way possible, except for the main characters. Very enjoyable and thrilling."
Genre: Historical Mystery
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