One April After the War
Louisville to Cumberland
Book I
When Mary Warner is requested to attend a meeting with her estranged godfather, President Ulysses S. Grant, she quickly finds that an invitation from the office of the President is an offer she can’t refuse.
Fresh from concluding a counterfeiting sting in Cincinnati, Secret Service agents Merritt and Argent are tasked by the President to convince Miss Warner to return with them to Washington, D. C. For the two Treasury agents, this simple assignment to escort the socially awkward and willful young woman on an 800-mile railroad journey from Louisville, Kentucky to the White House proves far more interesting and difficult than the men could have ever thought possible. And, in the face of danger, it may just turn out that Mary is more of an asset than a problem for the two agents.
For Mary Warner, the trip begins to take on a sinister meaning as she finds herself virtual prisoner to Merritt and Argent. Madness, morality, and murder all swirl in a strange April storm at midnight turning this odd odyssey into something so much more than a mere trip between cities.
Reviews
“The pleasure this sort of book provides is that you can get lost in it. Much like Mary Warner herself, this book does its own thing in its own time (and it goes without saying that Miss Warner was NOT a woman of her time). This novel resists being hurried; being rushed. Every detail — every snippet of side conversation, every traincar — proves significant, revelatory. ‘One April After the War’ simmers; it is a slow burn that rises to a boil…”
-- Natalie W., Louisville, KY