A review by mcdaniel89
Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartland by Patricia L. Bryan, Thomas Wolf

5.0

This was the first historical mystery I have ever read and if others are anything like this I will be reading more. It was a really good read for what it is. I think the author did an excellent job of researching which I appreciate for a historical novel. She covers all of the other people that it seems she can. Some have criticised that she goes off topic too much but I liked it. It was a retelling of an unsolved murder and the events that followed there should be some other information besides just what happened. I really enjoyed all of the other stories about how this murder affected peoples lives. It was grueling not finding out who actually committed the crime but there is enough information there that I came to my own conclusion. It touches a lot on feminist issues during that time and shows how unfair things were for women. To me the story is mostly about the wife of the man who was murdered and how everything happened around her. I usually don't like murder mysteries but I loved this because thats not what it is at all. It had a touch of a documentary with all of the historical information in it. It didn't have too much, there was also plenty of characterization that made it novel like and relatable. I think that mix is what made it enjoyable for me.