The Widow Hamilton - An Eliza Hamiulton Mystery by Mollie Ann Cox Hardcover

Book Synopsis

The widow of Alexander Hamilton faces another mystery in the second Eliza Hamilton mystery, perfect for fans of Deanna Raybourn.

It's December 1805, and Eliza Hamilton is determined to seek justice. One young woman is dead, another has vanished--both residents of a house where Eliza's friend, Alice, lives among other craftswomen struggling to survive in a city unforgiving toward widows and orphans.

With no help from the constabulary because the young woman's body was found in a bad part of town-and was dressed as a man-Eliza vows to protect the women and uncover the truth. She suspects a connection between the death and the disappearance, especially given that the young lady who disappeared went missing while searching for the woman who was later found dead.

As Eliza traces their last known steps, she unearths a hidden world of dangerous secrets lurking beneath the city--secrets that could tear apart everything she holds dear.

This pulse-racing historical mystery will intrigue and delight anyone fascinated by the Founding Fathers and feminist history.

Review Quotes

Praise for The Widow Hamilton
"Cox combines a remarkable talent for bringing the past to life with well-shaded characterizations. Historical mystery fans will be thrilled."
--Publishers Weekly

"Cox offers a complex portrait of Eliza . . . Then gives her protagonist a mission worthy of her determination. A robust blend of history and mystery."
--Kirkus Review

Praise for The Lace Widow
"Brilliant . . . Cox plausibly recreates 19th-century New York without freezing it in amber, and wrings real emotion out of Eliza's investigation."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Wish there was a sequel starring the Founding Father's widow? Cox has you covered . . . You'll cheer the righteous heroine through thick and thin."
--Kirkus Reviews

"A good mystery . . . Provide[s] a window into the precarious plight of widows and single women in the early years of the new republic."
--Booklist Reviews

"Rich with historical detail, and full of brave and clever women, The Lace Widow is a worthy tribute."
--Shelf Awareness, Best Book of the Week

"[Cox] masterfully re-creates a New York in its infancy . . . A treat for lovers of American history and connoisseurs of tightly paced, well-written mysteries."
--Historical Novels Review

"Wonderfully steeped in the sights and sounds of early 1800s New York City, this novel places the newly widowed Eliza Schuyler Hamilton and her clever friend Alice at the center of a compelling mystery . . . The talented, courageous Eliza is a heroine to root for!"
--Karen Odden, USA Today bestseller and award-nominated author of the Inspector Corravan Mysteries

"It's a constant frustration to historians that women's lives are comparatively absent from the record, but here's a silver lining! Mollie Ann Cox has fitted a deft murder mystery into the few weeks following the death of Eliza Hamilton's famous husband. Delicious historical detail and a heroine of tremendous verve. What a treat."
--Catriona McPherson, multi-award-winning author of the Dandy Gilver mysteries and In Place of Fear

About the Author

Mollie Ann Cox is the author of several popular mystery series, also writing under the pen name Maggie Blackburn. Her books have been selected as finalists for an Agatha Award and a Daphne du Maurier Award and as a Top 10 Beach Reads by Woman's World. She makes her home at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Crozet, VA.