The Kidnapping of President Lincoln, and Other War Detective Stories

While detective work always makes for exciting stories, the circumstances under which the detective works play a huge role in the thrill. The stories in this collection follow detectives as they unravel mysteries in times of war, where danger awaits them at every turn.


01 - Why the Confederacy Failed, part 1



02 - Why the Confederacy Failed, part 2



03 - In the Order of Providence, part 1



04 - In the Order of Providence, part 2



05 - The Troubles of Martin Coy, part 1



06 - The Troubles of Martin Coy, part 2



07 - The Kidnapping of President Lincoln, part I



08 - The Kidnapping of President Lincoln, part II



09 - The Kidnapping of President Lincoln, part III



10 - The Whims of Captain McCarthy, part I



11 - The Whims of Captain McCarthy, part II



12 - The Whims of Captain McCarthy, part III



13 - The Whims of Captain McCarthy, part IV



14 - The Whims of Captain McCarthy, part V


By : Joel Chandler Harris (1848 - 1908)

Joel Chandler Harris was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Harris led two professional lives: as the editor and journalist known as Joe Harris, he supported a vision of the New South with the editor Henry W. Grady, stressing regional and racial reconciliation after the Reconstruction era. As Joel Chandler Harris, fiction writer and folklorist, he wrote many 'Brer Rabbit' stories from the African-American oral tradition and helped to revolutionize literature in the process.

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