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The America Ground (The Forensic Genealogist Series Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Nathan Dylan Goodwin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,757 ratings
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Morton Farrier, the esteemed English forensic genealogist, had cleared a space in his busy schedule to track down his own elusive father finally. But he is then presented with a case that challenges his research skills in his quest to find the killer of a woman murdered more than one hundred and eighty years ago.



Thoughts of his own family history are quickly and violently pushed to one side as Morton rushes to complete his investigation before other sinister elements succeed in derailing the case.



This is the third book in the Morton Farrier genealogical crime mystery series, although it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story.
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    The Forensic Genealogist Series
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    269 pages
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    September 1, 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B014ST7X44
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (September 1, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 8953 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 269 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1517170044
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,757 ratings

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Nathan Dylan Goodwin is a writer, genealogist and educator. He was born and raised in Hastings, East Sussex. Having attended school in the town, he then completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio, Film and Television Studies, followed by a Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing at Canterbury Christ Church University. A member of the Society of Authors, he has completed several local history books about Hastings, as well as several works of fiction, including the acclaimed Forensic Genealogist series, the Mrs McDougall Investigates series and the Venator Cold Case series.

His other interests include theatre, reading, running, skiing, travelling and, of course, genealogy. He is a qualified teacher, member of the Guild of One-Name Studies and the Society of Genealogists, as well as being a member of the Sussex Family History Group, the Norfolk Family History Society and the Kent Family History Society. He lives in Kent with his husband, son, dog and an assortment of chickens.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm enjoying this book so much I'm writing my review with 20% still to read!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2022
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My absolute favorite genre of books is now genealogical fiction. And this Morton Farrier book 4 is the best yet! Keep writing Nathan Goodwin. I love that the stories are so rich that the characters jump off the page. These books are filled with history and suspense, and NOT filled with profanity, gore and gratuitous sex. When a book is well written, that trash is not needed. And this one is wonderfully written. Nathan Dylan Goodwin, Dan Walsh, and Steve Robinson always keep me in great reads and I'm grateful! Now I can stop holding my breath and finish the Big Reveal in the last 20% of this book. I know it will be exciting. It always is!
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BuckeyeBaby
4.0 out of 5 stars Another great book in the Morton Farrier series
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2015
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This book is a great continuation in the Morton Farrier series. I really like these books because the characters are believable and enjoyable. I really enjoyed learning the history of the America Ground in this book. I have my own murder mystery in my family tree in the late 1840s that I've been trying to solve, so I was intrigued by how the mystery would be solved through forensic genealogy.

I would have given this 5 stars, except for two drawbacks to this most recent book and kindle edition. First, the life-threatening situations are getting a little harder to believe as the series continues. How many times can Morton have his life, the life of Juliette or their home in jeopardy? Second, I'm not sure if the print issues had the same problem, but the kindle edition had some serious consistency issues. There were times where Joseph & Eliza Lovekin are referred to as Joseph and Eliza Elphick. Eliza's friend, Lydia, is sometimes Lydia Bloom and other times Lydia Booth. It got confusing when trying to keep the characters and relationships straight.

The book has some great plot twists at the end that you don't see coming, so other than some editing flaws, it's a great read.
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Dawn
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the series
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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Love this series. Hard to put down and hope the author continues writing. I like in how mystery and genealogy are tied together and I enjoyed reading about the area that my ancestors are from - Rye and the Hastings area.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn’t put it down!
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2023
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Great story has it all! History, romance, crime, and genealogy! Best of the genre.
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Lisa Shower
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2022
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The history behind this one was fascinating. Enough twists & turns to keep me guessing! Looking forward to the next entry.
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Jean
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great genealogy mystery..#3 The American Ground
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2021
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This the #3 book in the Morton Farrier Series an another story within a story. If you have been reading these in order you will know that Morton is in search of his biological father and that his adopted father is about to pop the question to woman named Madge. Its Madge, who brings Morton his next case which takes Morton to a historical area in Hastings called the “American Ground”. Madge's boss has a picture of Eliza Lovekin who she wants to know more about, who was she and so on Morton feels that this is simple genealogy trace, but then as the story moves on we find out more about the significance of the American Ground and the people in Lovekin family and their world, on top of all that he needs to unravel what happened to her and was Eliza Lovekin murdered? and why? But as per usual with a Morton Ferrier case something so simple becomes life threatening for Morton. At the same time he is doing research on his own on his biological dad by his contacting the son of the owners of the guest house his father stayed at when he met is Aunt (mother)(go back to book 2 and 2.5), However as the book takes you back and forth to his research building the genealogy of the Lovekin Family, Eliza's early life in a workhouse, to being sent to live with a family along with two other girls that will remain her friends for life and what happens to them and her on the American Ground. Its another winding tale that puts Morton again in harms way, who knew genealogy could be so life threatening. But on a happy note, Morton finds a guest book with his biological fathers name so more to come.
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HokieChick
3.0 out of 5 stars It takes a while
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2022
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I like this series very much in principle. It’s quite different from run-of-the mill murder mysteries. The main character is intelligent, a bit nerdy, and just complex enough —- I get tired of lead characters who are wretched messes working for horrible bosses. What turns me off, and the reason I don’t give the book more stars, is that for me too much of the book is taken up by the very detailed, complicated historical back story. Your mileage may vary, of course, but I would prefer a better balance of now-story versus then-story. The ending is a rabbit (actually two rabbits) out of the hat, not my preferred way to resolve a plot. I’ll go for one more book because I really really want to like this series.
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LadyPendragon
5.0 out of 5 stars What an Intriguing Story
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2023
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I had never heard of America Ground. I love how ND Goodwin uses historical facts as basis for his stories. I also love the genealogical trail and methods he describes that can I can use to trace my own history. VERY GOOD WORK
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Valleygirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome series
Reviewed in Canada on April 24, 2024
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I was given the first book in his series and have fallen in love with it. If you are enjoy genealogy and use Ancestry or Find My Past, this book is for you. It is set in England and the characters are amazing.
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Redshaz
5.0 out of 5 stars A gem of a thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2023
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This is the 4th in the series (although I haven't read the prequel yet) and I loved it. I picked up the first one from a charity shop and got hooked. I bought it as a bit of a family historian myself, and although that did indeed enhance the story for me, but for anyone who isn't particularly interested in that perspective, they are still original and great stories. with well rounded characters. despite the occasional kidnappings, house exploding escapades etc. Im not usually a fan of dual stories that address both contemporary and historical perspectives but Nathan Goodwin does this so well, with each perspective illuminating the other so that the story unfolds and all falls into place. I love a series, but have got a bit jaded about them recently, but these are quality reading and I cant believe he isn't more well known or attracted more attention. Its so nice to know I have a book on the go that I dying to get back to after the chores are done. Other reviewers have discussed the plot of this one and I think its the best yet and I am looking forward to the spyglass file to arrive.
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Felicity Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read!
Reviewed in Australia on May 11, 2023
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Great detail in forensic genealogy: it makes for an interesting take on solving cold cases. Enjoying Morton's character too. I knew nothing of this part of British history and the split timeline narrative worked particularly well in this story.
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Lin B
4.0 out of 5 stars The America Ground
Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2022
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Love forensic siences and had to give this series a try, hoping to learn some inside tips to help unlock family tree members and different avenues to find the answers....and was not disappointed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars This book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2021
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I found this book hard to get into and really only started enjoying it about halfway through when the story started to come together.
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