Author Description

Books on Tape Collector's Edition- 7 tapes. A Civil War Mystery In Chickahominy Fever, Ann McMillan combines suspense with elegant Civil War period detail and brings to life a cast of characters from every echelon of Southern society. In the summer of 1862, the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, is reeling from the brutal Seven Days Battle. Its hospitals are already overflowing. In the mounting confusion, Narcissa Powers begins to suspect foul play in a hospital ward. Morphine, the only relief for the brutally injured, is disappearing. And after a mysterious "patient" dies suspiciously, tension mounts. Soon, Narcissa and her old friend, Judah Daniel, with their British journalist ally Brit Wallce are drawn into a tangled web of spies, traitors, and uncertain loyalties. "A rollicking good mystery and meticulously researched slide of history."(RIchmond Times Dispatch)