Book Review: The Scarlet Pen

The Scarlet Pen

by Jennifer Uhlarik

Pub Date 01 Jul 2021

Barbour Publishing, Inc., Barbour Fiction

Christian | Historical Fiction | True Crime

I am reviewing a copy of The Scarlet Pen through Barbour Publishing and Netgalley:

Enjoy a tale of a true but forgotten history of a 19th century serial killer whose silver-tongued ways almost trap a young woman into a nightmarish marriage.

This book takes us back to 1876 Emma Draycott is charmed into a quick engagement with childhood friend Stephen Dee Richards after reconnecting with him at a church event in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. But within the week, Stephen leaves to “make his fame and fortune.

The heartbroken Emma gives him a special pen to write to her with, and he does with tales of grand adventures. Secret Service agent Clay Timmons arrives in Mount Pleasant to track purchases made with fake currency. Every trail leads back to Stephen and therefore, Emma. Can he convince the naive woman she is engaged to a charlatan who is being linked a string of deaths in Nebraska?

I give The Scarlet Pen five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!