The Spy on the Tennessee Walker (The Maggie Fiori Mysteries Book 3)

Praise for Linda Lee Peterson's The Devil's Interval : "Impossible to put down. Sparkling dialogue, references both musical and literary, and an offbeat cast of believable characters make the pages fly by."— Library Journal, starred review "A fast-paced, intelligent tale of intrigue that will keep readers guessing until the refreshing end."— Publishers Weekly, starred review Maggie Fiori, San Francisco magazine editor and amateur sleuth, gets a package that leads her to investigate a family scandal going back to the Civil War. Why was her great-great-great grandmother imprisoned for bigamy and espionage? Was she a criminal or a hero? Did she support the Confederates or the Union? Maggie's husband, Michael, joins her on the trip to Oxford, Mississippi, to dig deep and solve the mystery. Combining an engaging contemporary mystery with a carefully researched Civil War setting and nineteenth-century characters, The Spy on the... Praise for Linda Lee Peterson's The Devil's Interval:'Impossible to put down. Sparkling dialogue, references both musical and literary, and an offbeat cast of believable characters make the pages fly by.'—Library Journal, starred review'A fast-paced, intelligent tale of intrigue that will keep readers guessing until the refreshing end.'—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewMaggie Fiori, San Francisco magazine editor and amateur sleuth, gets a package that leads her to investigate a family scandal going back to the Civil War. Why was her great-great-great grandmother imprisoned for bigamy and espionage? Was she a criminal or a hero? Did she support the Confederates or the Union? Maggie's husband, Michael, joins her on the trip to Oxford, Mississippi, to dig deep and solve the mystery.Combining an engaging contemporary mystery with a carefully researched Civil War setting and nineteenth-century characters, The Spy on the Tennessee Walker will appeal to Civil War and American history buffs as well as fans of modern mysteries and historical fiction. Magazine editor and amateur sleuth Maggie Fiori returns in a “deliciously entertaining” mystery that takes her into her own dark family history (Naomi Hirahara). San Francisco magazine editor Maggie Fiori is stunned when she receives a package from her Aunt Phoebe containing evidence that her ancestors may have been traitors to the Union during the Civil War. Soon, she and her husband Michael are on the trip to Oxford, Mississippi, to solve the puzzle. Why was her great-great-great grandmother imprisoned for bigamy and espionage? Was she a criminal or a hero? Did she support the Confederates or the Union? And, more ominously, could the perils of the past still echo for Maggie today? Combining a contemporary mystery with a carefully researched Civil War setting and nineteenth-century characters, The Spy on the Tennessee Walker “will appeal to historical-fiction readers and Civil War buffs” as well as fans of modern mysteries and historical fiction (Booklist). Magazine editor and amateur sleuth Maggie Fiori returns in a "deliciously entertaining" mystery that takes her into her own dark family history (Naomi Hirahara). San Francisco magazine editor Maggie Fiori is stunned when she receives a package from her Aunt Phoebe containing evidence that her ancestors may have been traitors to the Union during the Civil War. Soon, she and her husband Michael are on the trip to Oxford, Mississippi, to solve the puzzle. Why was her great-great-great grandmother imprisoned for bigamy and espionage? Was she a criminal or a hero? Did she support the Confederates or the Union? And, more ominously, could the perils of the past still echo for Maggie today? Combining a contemporary mystery with a carefully researched Civil War setting and nineteenth-century characters, The Spy on the Tennessee Walker " will appeal to historical-fiction readers and Civil War buffs" as well as fans of modern mysteries and historical fiction ( Booklist ). Praise for Linda Lee Peterson's -- Publishers Weekly, Chicago Tribune. A longtime San Franciscan and an alumna of Stanford University, Peterson now lives in Portland, Oregon Maggie Fiori stumbles upon a family mystery going back to the Civil War and can't rest until she solves it