Lucifer Land

by Mildred Davis, Katherine Davis

Historical novel during the American Revolution. The Bedlams were small prosperous, hardworking farmers in Bedford, New York. Their daughter, Cassie, busied herself with beaus and dances. One of their sons was off at Harvard College, the other worked on the farm, and another younger daughter. Cassie is attracted to her brother's college friend Gideon. Then War breaks out and the battle lines are drawn in Westchester County - rebel against Tory, neighbor against neighbor. The Bedham sons go off to war: one loses a hand; the other is taken prisoner and dies on a British prison ship. Cassie is abducted and lives the life of a camp follower - or so it seems.

326 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Mildred B. Davis, an american teacher, published her first novel, The Room Upstairs, in 1948. It was awarded an Edgar for best first novel of the year by the Mystery Writers of America. A rich novel with subtle strains of gothic horror and hard-boiled private eye, this book lifted her into the limelight as an author of promise.