"You see, son, that's where you're in error. I'm not bound by military regulations concerning treatment of prisoners."When FBI Agent Jason Sparks investigates a historian's murder, he uncovers documents from 1859 that could topple a defense empire and threaten a presidential campaign. The investigation draws him into a web of corruption reaching the highest levels of government.Meanwhile, in 1864, Union Colonel Andrew Brison receives a dangerous as...

BRONZE MEDAL WINNER - 2013 FLORIDA BOOK AWARDSFBI Agent Jason Sparks investigates a historian's murder, uncovering a conspiracy surrounding $150 million in Confederate gold lost since 1863. When his daughter is kidnapped for leverage, Sparks must decode cryptic Civil War letters to find the treasure. In parallel, Union spy Jackson Prescott infiltrates the original Confederate plot on Lincoln's orders. Both men's fates converge at Gettysburg's Devil's Den, where the...