Sup With the Devil (Berkley Prime Crime)

About this book

Murder in Colonial America... 1774: Spring brings uncertainty to Boston as the entire city awaits the Crown&;s response to the infamous Tea Party. Urged on by the Sons of Liberty&;and Abigail&;s husband John&;militias form and arm themselves. But when a Harvard Loyalist is murdered the only side Abigail finds herself on is the side of justice&; After an attempt on the life of her scholarly young nephew Horace Abigail travels to Harvard to investigate. A mysterious woman had hired Horace to translate some Arabic only to leave him disoriented and frightened&;and at the mercy of her henchmen. But Horace survived&;with a tale of pirate treasure&; While Abigail and Horace try to unravel the strange circumstances one of his fellow students&;a young man loyal to the King&;is murdered. And though the Sons of Liberty are desperate to find the rumored gold Abigail is more interested in the truth. For the Devil&;s treasure comes with a curse that could bring down anyone regardless of where their allegiance lies&;