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U.S. Grant #2
Good Soldier A
"With A GOOD SOLDIER, Jeffrey Marks captures an intriguing new side of General U.S. Grant, and the interplay between Grant and Julia, the love of his life, rings true. Young Jess Grant is full of boyish curiosity while Grant's irascible father, Jesse R. Grant, could easily drive Grant to drink. In this outing, the future President's detecting abilities are put to the test as he discovers secrets and greed and finds how even small communities like Bethel, Ohio, can harbor good people gone bad."
--Jan Grape, author of Austin City Blue and a short story in The First Lady Murders, titled, "Julia Dent Grant, a.k.a. Private Eye."
--Jan Grape, author of Austin City Blue and a short story in The First Lady Murders, titled, "Julia Dent Grant, a.k.a. Private Eye."
- GenresMystery
Hardcover
Published February 1, 2003
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
April 29, 2018
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review
This is a historical novel/mystery set during the time frame of the Civil War with some of the most prominent names of that time frame. The author uses rumors, hints, and some assumptions to bring this story alive. He also uses historical FACTS to bring the other part of the story alive. Being the curious sort, I researched some of his findings and they were historically correct. The characters were not dry and boring, but dynamic,interesting,and human with all the failings if such. This was a very good story to read and if you're not careful, you might learn something
This is a historical novel/mystery set during the time frame of the Civil War with some of the most prominent names of that time frame. The author uses rumors, hints, and some assumptions to bring this story alive. He also uses historical FACTS to bring the other part of the story alive. Being the curious sort, I researched some of his findings and they were historically correct. The characters were not dry and boring, but dynamic,interesting,and human with all the failings if such. This was a very good story to read and if you're not careful, you might learn something
July 9, 2018
Hmmm, this book did not do it for me, I thought the characters were very thin and the story was a little contrived. I wanted to know more about the characters but it really didn’t happen.
October 13, 2007
The author, Jeffrey Marks, was a presenter at the first annual Writers Weekend workshop held in Puerto Vallarta, in 2006. I liked his presentation and I liked reading this book. Jeff has a way of researching history and then writing about it so that the characters, and the era, seem to come alive.
August 10, 2007
This is a great mystery set in post Civil War southern Ohio
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews