From Library Journal: "Will Rees, a Revolutionary War veteran, fled his sorrow over his wife's death by becoming a traveling weaver. Leaving his son David in the care of his sister's family while they ran his farm seemed like a reasonable arrangement, but he learns that David has run away and joined a Shaker community in Maine. Will heads there in hopes of reconnecting- with his adolescent son. The Shakers let him stay, mostly because a shocking murder has just shaken the community and they need his help investigating it. Lydia, a former member, agrees to chaperone him and soon becomes his investigative partner. Will, Lydia, and David finally discern a pattern in the puzzling disappearances of people and horses. When the musket balls start flying, Will knows his instincts are correct. VERDICT Librarian Kuhns's closed-room mystery is refreshingly original, both for its setting and time period. In keeping with her protagonist's profession, Kuhns weaves together disparate threads into a beautiful finished piece. She's this year's winner of the Mystery Writers of America/Minotaur Books First Crime Novel competition."
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