Publication Date: November 10, 2024
In the fall of 1873, Harriet Mitchell’s safe world as a third-year student at Vassar College explodes when she receives news that someone has broken into her family’s Brooklyn home and murdered her beloved parents. Overwhelmed by grief and the responsibility of caring for her younger siblings, she looks to the police to identify and apprehend the perpetrator. Yet to her astonishment, they are either unable or unwilling to do so despite several promising leads. Are they being manipulated by friends of New York City’s corrupt politicians? Or does the truth lie somewhere in her parents’ past during the dark days of slavery? Determined to find out, she teams up with a New York Times reporter and follows a serpentine trail from Canada to post-civil-war Charleston, South Carolina. Having cornered their quarry, the two must survive his treacherous maneuverings one last time to complete their mission and bring him to justice.
The loss of her parents at the hands of an unknown assailant leads Harriet Mitchell to form an unlikely alliance with a reporter.
Author Ann Nolder Heinz highlights the political corruption running rampant in 1873 throughout New York City. The Reckoning offers a tale of historical fiction coupled with a young woman’s determination to find answers.
Told in alternating viewpoints from the Reb (aka the killer) and Harriet, the story traces Harriet’s efforts to uncover clues leading to why her parents were targeted.
Andrew McPherson uses his investigative skills to assist in the search while also growing closer to Harriet. Before they can pursue happiness, though, they must find answers.
Full of interesting twists, The Reckoning offers a compelling mystery rooted in corruption and vengeance.
Ann Nolder Heinz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington with a major in Sociology. In addition to her latest mystery/suspense novel Shadows of Time, she has written three historical novels set in the 1850s, one of which won several awards, and four psychological suspense novels compiled as her Fox River Valley Series. Information about these novels can be accessed at her webpage: www.fictionbookmates.com. When she is not writing, she works as the office manager of her
