Rachel Baack
Summary: After suffering rape and becoming pregnant at the hands of her father, Grace Mae ends up in a horrifying 1800s insane asylum. Soon, however, she is recognized for her intelligence and powers of observation, and a visiting doctor takes moves her to a more ethical asylum in Ohio, where she must feign muteness in order to become the doctor’s assistant and help him solve a series of murders.
Summary: After suffering rape and becoming pregnant at the hands of her father, Grace Mae ends up in a horrifying 1800s insane asylum. Soon, however, she is recognized for her intelligence and powers of observation, and a visiting doctor takes moves her to a more ethical asylum in Ohio, where she must feign muteness in order to become the doctor’s assistant and help him solve a series of murders.