Ariel Lawhon’s Novel The FROZEN RIVER continues to ride numerous Best Seller Lists. Take her advice and do not read the Author’s Notes before completing the manuscript. There is a backdrop to the story.

FROZEN RIVER is a page turner indeed. The story is set during the mid 1700s along the Kennebec River in Maine when that state was still part of Massachusetts. Meet Martha Ballard a midwife who sees all and knows all in the colonial settlement of Hallowell. Add a murder mystery that brings a cast of family, friends and long standing enemies into the center of Lawhon’s story line. It’s a small town with many not so secret secrets.

A good read by the fire during our frozen New England winter.