Dutchman's Dilemma, The [Mass Market Paperback]

Maan Meyers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1996

Seventeenth-century New York is sent into turmoil by a series of grisly animal slayings that suggest devil worship and witchcraft practices, and former sheriff Pieter Tonneman is called back to duty when the woman he loves is threatened. Reprint. PW.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Authentic flavors, sights and sounds of late-17th century New York permeate this fourth volume in the series chronicling the lives of the Tonneman family, beginning with The Dutchman. Pieter Tonneman, sheriff under the Dutch and English as well as businessman and postmaster for New-York, is ordered by his old enemy, First Councillor Nicasius De Sille, to find the miscreant who ritually killed the governor's prize horse, a gift from the king. Urgency is added to the investigation when other animals are slaughtered and whispers of witchcraft begin, aimed at the local Jewish community. Pieter fears for his wife, Racqel, a Jewish physician shunned by her people for marrying out of her faith. As Pieter uncovers evidence of religious mania and Racqel begins to resume contact with her people through her medical skills, an Indian linked to their past comes to their aid. The husband-and-wife team of Martin and Ann Meyers continues to vitalize a colorful and energetic urban colonial setting.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Library Journal

As of 1675, the former sheriff of Manhattan Island, Pieter Tonneman (first introduced in The Dutchman, Doubleday, 1992), has married the Jewish widow Racquel, fathered four children, and become a prosperous businessman. He's coerced by the first councilor of New York into investigating the mutilation of several animals and a man's murder. As accusations of Jewish witchcraft and devil worship surface in the community, Tonneman begins to fear that Racquel's life is in danger. He must also cope with Racquel's increasing unhappiness at being ostracized from the Jewish community and her strong desire to have him convert to Judaism. The descriptions of everyday life in colonial New York are the best part of this fourth episode in this series by a husband-and-wife writing team, Martin and Annette Meyers, writing under a pseudonym. While fans will enjoy the tale, casual readers may be confused and bored by the many characters and the weak plot. Purchase where the author is popular.
Nancy Pearl, Washington Ctr. for the Book, Seattle
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553572016
• ISBN-13: 978-0553572018
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,500,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)