Real history figures play key parts in the Belle Bannon mystery-thriller series, and from time to time the blog will offer a vignette of one such character who will either directly or sometimes posthumously provide key clues to Belle as she attempts to solve a mystery and save the day.

Maria Hovenden Halpin

                                   The Sundance Revenge (Belle Bannon book 1)

Maria Hovendon, born in 1838, was the daughter of a Brooklyn cop. She grew to just under five foot eight i...