Pliney Fiske is a timid young pension agent who finds himself sprawled and bleeding in a barnyard in Concord, New Hampshire, the muzzle of a gun in his face and the Civil War veteran behind it quivering with rage. Fiske is no detective, but he has stumbled into a mystery. At its center is a boy maimed in the war and tormented by his dreams since. Pushing Fiske toward the truth is the boy's guardian, a spirited war widow. Arrayed against him is a group of soldiers, celebrated, battle-scarred, and intent on preserving a dark secret.

Pliney Fiske

History

Mark Travis

Americas

Martha Jane Books

My Brave Boys: To War With Colonel Cross and the Fighting Fifth

<p>Using letters, diaries, and newspaper reports, the author sheds light on the Civil War exploits of one of the most courageous, war-battered, and little-known regiments in the Union Army, the "Fighting Fifth" of New Hampshire.</p>

Mike Pride

University Press of New England

<p>On the opening day of deer season in a rural Northern California county, a hunter stalks and kills the buck of a lifetime. While admiring his trophy, another hunter murders him and steals his prize. New to the area Fish and Game Warden Ethan Cooper finds a fired rifle cartridge in an uncommon caliber near the body. He learns a group of powerful local men bought large caliber rifles for an Alaskan hunt and his suspect list soon includes the Superior Court Judge, his lawyer brother, his private investigator son, and the District Attorney. While Cooper searches a hunting guide's truck, he learns the man also uses the same caliber rifle. Cooper becomes interested in Deputy District Attorney Dana Billington. He would discuss his evidence with her, but she is the judge's former daughter-in-law. While investigating illegal bear parts trafficking, Cooper catches a hunter with a fresh kill. While the man tries to bribe the warden, a sniper's bullet drops him with a mortal wound. Cooper ducks be</p>

Murder for a Buck

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Virtualbookworm.com Publishing

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