"Sometimes unwittingly funny, Jones's narrative voice is a feast of fine language and well-rendered dialectical precision." --"Publishers Weekly"A "New York Times "bestsellerWon the Herodotus Award for historical fiction, sponsored by the Historical Mystery Appreciation SocietyAbel Jones, a Welsh im[...]
"Parry's beautifully written narrative encompasses the international scope of the Civil War conflict and never loses sight of the brutality of war and the deceitfulness of politics." --"Booklist"Won the Hammett Prize for best mystery of the year, given out by the North American Branch of the Interna[...]
"Satisfying sixth installment to Parry's humorous, well-written and meticulously researched series of Civil War mysteries." --"Publishers Weekly"Abel Jones arrives in New Orleans to investigate the death of a young crusader and finds himself facing fantastic rumors of the resurrected dead as the cit[...]