"Another evocative and boldly executed historical whodunit irresistibly steeped in Civil War atmosphere and arcana." --Booklist Union general's senseless murder is swiftly cloaked in lies and the evid
"Vibrant . . . haunting . . . evocatively written . . . Parry's knowledge of the era is nicely on display here." --Kirkus Reviews Far from the cries and smoke of combat, forty murdered slaves hang at
"Satisfying sixth installment to Parry's humorous, well-written and meticulously researched series of Civil War mysteries." --Publishers Weekly Abel Jones arrives in New Orleans to investigate the dea
"Gripping . . . vivid . . . a fine historical novel . . . [a] marvelous evocation of atmosphere and place." --Washington Post In a snow-swept Northern town, Union officer Major Abel Jones struggles to