Play Book Tag discussion

The story takes place in New Zealand in 1877 eight years after the end of the Land Wars. Former Sergeant Frank Hardy of the old Die Hards platoon is now the Mail Coach driver from Palmerston to Woodville, but contemplating becoming a private investigator. In the local Danish community a couple of teenagers, Paul and Jens, have gone missing and are thought to have drowned in the nearby river. Paul's brother Hans comes to Frank to find the boys so they can be sure. He promises to look in his spare time. He can see if this is what he is meant to do and explore his attraction to Mette, one of the Danish women. Meanwhile there is an escaped Maori prisoner who has gone on a killing spree specializing in former members of the Die Hards group. Frank tries to figure out why they are being targeted. This was a very different plot from any I've read before and a part of history that I was completely unfamiliar with. I will look for more in the series.