Cape Menace — Amy M. Reade

Two years ago, Ruth Hanover vanished into the wilderness of the New Jersey colony without a trace, leaving behind her husband, William, and their daughter, Sarah. Though William and Sarah have never stopped hoping that Ruth will return, as time goes by it becomes less and less likely they will ever see her again.Now William is conducting business with a mysterious stranger in the middle of the night, he won't explain the sudden increase in his income, and he won't tell Sarah what people in town are whispering about her mother's disappearance.When the time comes for Sarah to face her father's secrets and figure out why her mother never came home that December day in 1712, what she learns will shock her tiny community on the New Jersey cape and leave her fighting for her life.