A review by muddypuddle
Crow Hollow by Michael Wallace

4.0

This was quite a satisfying historical fiction novel. Puritan Boston/New England has always fascinated me ever since, years ago, I studied the history and artwork of some of the first cemeteries in eastern Massachusetts. Most easily accessible narration about the time period, however, is based around the Salem witch trials, of which I'm quite tired. This is the story of Englishman James Bailey who, in December 1676, is emissary for England's King Charles, who has come to Boston to find out why Benjamin Cotton, the King's man in charge of Boston, has been killed in Indian uprisings. Here he encounters Prudence Cotton, widow of Benjamin Cotton, who has written an account of her capture and imprisonment by the Nipmuc Indian tribe and has some questions of her own. The story kept me interested throughout, and I learned quite a bit about the time, place, and history of the time.