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| Series: | Sergeant Frank Hardy #1 |
Wendy M. Wilson
Kindle Edition | Pages: 287 pages Rating: 3.73 | 60 Users | 9 Reviews
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| Title | : | Not the Faintest Trace (Sergeant Frank Hardy #1) |
| Author | : | Wendy M. Wilson |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 287 pages |
| Published | : | January 4th 2018 by Three Book Deal |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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In a New Zealand you never knew existed, the after effects of the brutal Land Wars are still being felt in a small Scandinavian settlement, from which two young men have disappeared without a trace.THE TARANAKI WARS, NEW ZEALAND, 1869: AN ATROCITY
After arriving too late to stop the beheading of a rebel Maori chief by colonial troops looking for a bounty, and witnessing other events that sicken him, Sergeant Frank Hardy leaves the military to look for a place where he can carve out a life for himself.
MANAWATU, NEW ZEALAND, 1877: SERGEANT HARDY INVESTIGATES
Eight years after the war has ended, Hardy works as a mail coach driver and part-time private investigator, but can’t forget the horrors he witnessed during the Land Wars. When he is attacked by a vengeful Maori warrior while searching for the bodies of two missing Scandinavian men, he begins to wonder if his past has caught up with him. And to complicate things, a Scandinavian road worker is out to get him and the Armed Constabulary are looking at him suspiciously.
Will his growing love for a young Danish woman bring him peace, or will he suffer the same fate as other men from his regiment, the 57th Regiment of Foot, known as the Die Hards? And will he ever return the bodies of the missing Scandi men to their grieving families?
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Ratings: 3.73 From 60 Users | 9 ReviewsJudge About Books Not the Faintest Trace (Sergeant Frank Hardy #1)
3.5🌟sWendy M Wilson has hit, I believe, on an interesting detective series with Sergeant Frank Hardy solving mysteries of New Zealand in the late 19th century.The story of colonial New Zealand is not so different from that of the birthing of Americathe indigenous peoples are both displaced and discarded by those thinking it is their right, as settlers in the new countries, to take control of the new land and establish homesteads.Disillusioned by his time in the colonial military and the ArmedI didn't mind the info dumps because though I know the tourist destination NZ is, I don't know any of its history. OTOH, the long descriptions of landscape required much skimming especially at the end. Unfortunately, the mystery seemed like a minor issue.
It took a bit to get into this one but it definitely grew on me. By the end I was rooting for Sargent Frank ...3.5🌟sWendy M Wilson has hit, I believe, on an interesting detective series with Sergeant Frank Hardy solving mysteries of New Zealand in the late 19th century.The story of colonial New Zealand is not so different from that of the birthing of Americathe indigenous peoples are both displaced and discarded by those thinking it is their right, as settlers in the new countries, to take control of the new land and establish homesteads.Disillusioned by his time in the colonial military and the Armed
The first book in the Sergeant Frank Hardy series, NOT THE FAINTEST TRACE is an historical crime fiction novel, set in New Zealand in around 1869-1877. Based around the Taranaki Wars, a land war from New Zealand's past that I will confess to having known absolutely nothing about, the novel uses events with the War as impetus for Frank Hardy leaving the military, becoming instead a mail coach driver and part-time private investigator. In a small Scandinavian settlement, two men go missing, and
The story itself was interesting, delving into the life of early settlers in NZ. However the writing was not great. The language used often felt not quite right, awkward and confusing. The ebook had a few too many typos for my liking as well. Amateur fiction would be my best description.
An easy enjoyable read. very evocative writing which shines a little light on colonial New Zealand and how the various nations that make up the immigrants viewed each other and the Maori natives. I enjoyed the story and look forward to following the various characters in further books.
This is a kind of naive frontier romance, combined with a little bit of settler/native conflict. I hope the series gets better as it goes along.
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