Bones of Contention - John Mallon - Bog

Mid-wife, healer, and herbalist Brindy Salisbury followed her dog to a shallow grave in a nearby apple orchard after he brought her a human arm bone. She determined the remaining bones showed signs of a violent death of a young man missing for four years. Despite protests that Brindy was a non-Christian woman and not skilled enough to make a valid judgment about the identification, she was requested to find the killer. With her niece and a local villager, they shifted through unfounded accusations and challenged reluctant witnesses who hampered their investigation. Set in rural Somersetshire, England in the early 1700's, Bones of Contention has a convincing plot and memorable characters. Intrigue and drama highlight this historical mystery.