Devil's Den: A Seth Armitage Thriller (Seth Armitage Thrillers)

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“A 1920s era mystery neatly told with meticulous historical detail and enjoyable twists.” Kirkus Reviews Gettysburg, June 1923. On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the bloody battle, the corpse of a Yankee veteran is found in Devil’s Den, the battlefield’s most notorious slaughter pen. Seth Armitage, a shell-shocked World War I veteran working for the US Bureau of Investigation is assigned to the case by the Bureau’s corrupt director, who is being undermined by an ambitious young deputy - J. Edgar Hoover. The homicide victim leads Armitage to Peggy Stewart, daughter of another veteran with her own dark secrets. Armitage's investigation uncovers more murdered soldiers and a dormant assassination conspiracy from the previous century that has been awakened with lethal consequences. Aided by aviator Charles Lindbergh, Armitage races against time to unravel the mystery of who is killing the Civil War survivors. After a climactic aerial battle, Armitage returns to the old blood-soaked battlefield believing he has closed the case. But the sins of the past are not quite laid to rest. Timothy Ashby is an international lawyer. He has written extensively on Caribbean colonial history. His other titles include In Shadowland and Ranger: Storm of War. Praise for Timothy Ashby: “… grippingly panoramic in scope, stretching from vignettes involving Abraham Lincoln to the hotspots of the Jazz Era … and harrowing evocations of the Civil War’s bloodshed. Devil´s Den is a tightly controlled and extremely satisfying novel …. Highly recommended.” Historical Novels Society Review “Riveting... Suspenseful.” Kirkus Reviews Praise for Ranger: Storm of War: "A rip-roaring tale, based on real characters and events, and introducing a fabulous dual heritage hero for our times." Saul David, author of Hart of Empire

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