Where's Merrill? a genealogical thriller
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (676 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BMUQN0I |
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| Number of Pages | : | 573 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This is a highly enjoyable, best-selling and fast-moving account of a real-life ancestry research project, set in both the present (the researcher's world) and the past via excerpts from the ancestors' lives. The central character is Merrill Harrison, whose story begins in 1890s-era Kansas. I was pleasantly surprised by the actual story. The story resulting from the search is definitely worth the read as historical fiction -- the research is real, names have been changed and conversations inserted. Very well done." - Joseph Spuckler at Author Alliance"Where's Merrill is a fictional genealogical thriller based on factual events and people, but written with artistic license permitting character embellishment and dramatic plot building. The author narrates two stories back and forth between Merrill and Jed, the researching genea
Read this! susan I really enjoyed "Where's Merrill?"I couldn't put it down until I finished it. The story is interesting and creatively written. It takes you through the process of the genealogist, Jed, who you get to know while he is researching Merrill. As the process is never a straight path, you get Merrill's imaginative story as it unfolds. Using different colou. tanguera said Badly written. I bought this book because I am interested in genealogical mysteries in general, and on the basis of the star ratings. Actually reading it has left me puzzled - I seem to have read a different book than those who found it difficult to put down.Over the last few months, I have read sixteen genealogical mysteries, over all. This is by far the worst I h. Terry Mulcahy said A Thrilling Mystery. This book jumps back and forth from the past to the present. It's about a genealogist who's trying to find whatever happened to a client's grandfather who mysteriously disappeared out of his mother's life when she was young. Or so the family story goes. When I was nearing the conclusion, I just couldn't put the book down til I was finished!
“Where’s Merrill?” is a uniquely crafted mystery thriller based upon real life historical events. More fundamentally, Jed needs to fully understand the complex twists and turns linked to Merrill’s existence and eventual disappearance which take the Irish researcher on a fascinating trail stretching back to the pioneering immigrants of Midwest America all the way to the White House during WWII.A web of worrying deceit woven by Tim’s ancestors is gradually unraveled. No death record, no burial - nothing. Jed identifies the “missing” grandfather to be Merrill Harrison. Fate had dictated that Tim never got the chance to meet his grandparents, and he didn’t even know the name of his mother’s father. Why? That was a question which troubled Tim as he witnessed his mother's melancholy throughout his adult life, and after her death he resolves to find some answers - and some peace of mind.It was also a question which intrigues Jed after he learns that Tim’s grandfather simply “disappeared”. Once hidden family secrets are exposed. Jed t