| Savage Liberty: A Mystery of Revolutionary America Contributor(s): Pattison, Eliot (Author), Ferguson, Antony (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1538584131 ISBN-13: 9781538584132 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Crime - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Series: Bone Rattler |
| Physical Information: 1.9" H x 6.1" W x 5.6" (0.75 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fifth in Eliot Pattison's Bone Rattler series, Savage Liberty-a fast-paced mystery built around historical figures and set against the haunting backdrop of dying woodland tribes-follows exiled Scotsman Duncan McCallum on a thrilling journey down the road to revolution.When a ship arriving from London explodes in Boston Harbor, both the peace of the colonial city and Duncan McCallum's life are shattered. Summoned by his new friend John Hancock to a beach awash with the bodies of the victims, Duncan discovers that the ship was deliberately sabotaged, apparently to cover the theft by French agents provocateurs of a secret document being carried to the Sons of Liberty. Hancock refuses to let him take his evidence to the authorities, for this is 1768 and relations with the government are so sour that officials are being hanged in effigy.Fearing that the intrigues of Hancock and the Sons might set the colonies ablaze, Duncan relentlessly pursues the truth, only to be falsely charged with treason and murder. To escape the hangman's noose and restore his honor, Duncan has no choice but to follow a northbound trail of violence and deception while being relentlessly hounded by bountymen and vengeful soldiers.With the help of unexpected new friends, including Ethan Allen, aged natives, and outlawed Jesuits, he survives scalp hunters, imprisonment, and his own spiritual crisis only to realize he cannot resolve the terrible crimes until he first understands the emerging truths about freedom in the American colonies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pattison, Eliot: - Eliot Pattison is the award-winning author of historical novels in the Inspector Shan series, Ashes of the Earth series, and the Bone Rattler series. The Skull Mantra, winner of an Edgar Award and finalist for both the Gold Dagger and Dublin's prestigious IMPAC award. His Water Touching Stone was selected by Booksense as the number one mystery of all time for readers' groups. Mandarin Gate was selected as one of the best mysteries of 2012 by Amazon, CNN, and Publishers Weekly. A former resident of Boston and Washington, he resides on an eighteenth century farm in Pennsylvania with his wife, children, and an ever-expanding menagerie of animals. Ferguson, Antony: -Antony Ferguson, Earphones Award-winning narrator, was born in London. He has performed successfully on both sides of the Atlantic and has played many leading roles in theater, film, and television. |