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Mystery and intrigue haunt the new land shortly after the successful Revolutionary War. New problems arise as the land settles into a long journey westward. Murder and romance add to the suspense as a gala masquerade is planned in Kentucky.
A group of mysterious women called the "Weaving Mistress" operate with in the village and are organizing a big masquerade ball for the village which is supposed to have an important guest.
Written by Deborah D. Russo Kralich author as Murder As The Organist Plays another historical murder mystery, and the "Lt. Plate Mystery Books".
This book provides examples of:
- Amateur Sleuth: The young heroine and general's daughter, Lantern Leshoward, along side Major Shears Plate is forced in to roll by venture of there not being a police force with in the village.
- Blood-Splattered Wedding Dress:
- Heroic Lineage: Major Shears Plate goes on to have a bloodline lawmen, in the 1900s the Detective Dell Plate of Murder As The Organist Plays and farther down the line in the 1980s Lt. Sinclair Peter Plate of the "Lt. Plate Mystery Books" and Lt. Plate’s Father was a Texas Ranger.
- Historical Detective Fiction : book is set in 1792.
- Slave Liberation: Fabric is a former slave living on the estate of his former owners who have passed away with no heirs, making him free by the time of the book. He is still weary of someone return him to slavery.
