Antietam Assassins: An American Civil War Novel (The Harrison Raines Series) - Softcover

Kilian, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0727891502 ISBN 13: 9780727891501

Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

The new Harrison Raines American Civil War mystery - Soon after starting to investigate the murder of a Presbyterian minister, Raines finds himself drawn into the battle of Antietam. Then follows a succession of murders of young Shepherdstown women who may or may not have been involved romantically with the slain pastor. The ultimate solution to the mystery not only lays bare the town's bitter divisions over slavery but proves to have the gravest possible national implications.

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Review:

"Abundant historical detail and myriad plot twists" Kirkus Reviews on Antietam Assassins 'An exciting adventure...a fun history lesson, a who-won-it with every whodunit.' Publishers Weekly on The Shiloh Sisters 'Raines is an intriguing character in what promises to be a fine series of novels' Booklist on A Killing at Ball's Bluff"

Synopsis:

In eighteen months as part of famed detective Allan Pinkerton's Secret Service during the American Civil War, Harry Raines has repeatedly risked his own life and experienced unbelievable horrors. Sick of it, he resigns from the service and retires to the horse farm he inherited from his mother in the upper Potomac valley near Shepherdstown, Virginia. This idyll is quickly interrupted, however, when the local Presbyterian minister, a family friend, is found shot and hanged in lynch mob fashion. Harry's investigation of the murder is cut short by the arrival of Robert E. Lee's invading Army of Northern Virginia and the ensuing Battle of Antietam. Fought just across the river from Shepherdstown, it was the bloodiest single day of the war but a pivotal engagement that enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Acquitting himself well as a scout in the battle, Harry returns to his detective work, bedevilled by a continuing succession of murders of young Shepherdstown women who may or may not have been involved romantically with the slain pastor.

The ultimate solution to the mystery not only lays bare the town's bitter divisions over slavery, but proves to have the gravest possible national implications.

About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0727891502
• ISBN 13: 9780727891501
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336