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INTERMEDIATE FICTION
MacDonald, Bailey

The Secret of the Sealed Room

208 pp. | Simon/Aladdin | October, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-9760-3 $16.99
(4) 4-6 After her mistress's death, Patience, an African American indentured servant, is accused of stealing; with the help of a young Ben Franklin, she's able to clear her name. The plot, touching on indenture, slavery, smallpox, and witchcraft, is overloaded, and the action relies on coincidence. But the story moves at a good clip, and the two protagonists make agreeable detectives.
Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

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