Angel in the Fog

by TJ Turner

Overview

National Indie Excellence Award Winner for Historical Fiction

Plucked from a personal hell, Molly Ferguson—now a Pinkerton agent—ventures far behind enemy lines in the Deep South to spy for the Union

Molly Ferguson’s comfortable life unravels when her Louisiana home is burned to the ground, her family murdered, and she is enslaved in a Baltimore brothel. Amidst the threat of the Civil War, Molly learns of secessionist plans to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln as he makes his way to Washington for his inauguration. She manages to pass this information on to a Pinkerton agent posing as a client.

Impressed with her fortitude and intelligence, the Pinkerton Agency arranges for Molly’s freedom and brings her under the tutelage of Mrs. Kate Warne, America’s first female detective. After they save Mr. Lincoln in Baltimore, Molly is sent by the Pinkerton Agency into the Deep South—where the Civil War now rages—a spy behind enemy lines.

Molly threads a thin line between revenge and redemption as she races to unravel a sinister plan that will doom the Union and allow the Confederacy to win the Civil War—while coming face to face with the demons from her tragic past.

Perfect for fans of espionage thrillers, historical fiction, and indefatigable female protagonist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608093755
Publisher:	Oceanview Publishing
Publication date:	10/20/2020
Series:	Lincoln's Bodyguard Series , #3
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

TJ Turner is an award-winning novelist, a historian, a research scientist, and a federal agent. He has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science from Cornell University. As a reserve military officer, he served three tours in Afghanistan and was twice awarded the Bronze Star Medal (2013 and 2017). Angel in the Fog is Turner’s third novel and a prequel to Lincoln’s Bodyguard and Land of Wolves. Turner’s novels have won the Darrell Award for Best Mid-South Novel, the International Book Award for Historical Fiction, the Best Book Award for Historical Fiction, the Military Writers of America Gold and Silver Medals, and the National Indie Excellence Award for Historical Fiction. Turner lives in central Ohio, with his wife, Nancy, and three children.

Editorial Reviews

02/18/2019

Turner’s uneven third historical (after 2017’s Land of Wolves), a prequel, opens with a harrowing scene set in New Orleans in May 1860. Molly Ferguson, the love interest of Joseph Foster, who stopped John Wilkes Booth from assassinating Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in 2015’s Lincoln’s Bodyguard, witnesses a lynch mob hang her father, the owner of a plantation that was profitable without slaves, and burn down the family house. Flash forward to February 1861; Molly is a prisoner in a Baltimore brothel, where her perspicacity brings her to the attention of a Pinkerton operative and, ultimately, Allan Pinkerton himself. She’s rescued from her life as a prostitute and enlisted to help foil a plan by Southern sympathizers to assassinate Lincoln when his train passes through Baltimore en route to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration. Too many plot contrivances, including a melodramatic late reveal, make this less enjoyable than its predecessors. Agent: Elizabeth Kracht, Kimberley Cameron & Assoc. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

"[Angel in the Fog is] superb historical fiction with a wonderful and inspiring main character in Molly Ferguson. Very highly recommended.”—Lee Child, New York Times best-selling author

“Suspenseful and rich with historical detail, Angel in the Fog by TJ Turner brings the Civil War to fire-breathing life. A young prostitute’s discovery of a conspiracy to murder president-elect Abraham Lincoln sets her on a daring path to help the Pinkerton agency save the president’s life, and soon she becomes one of America’s first female private detectives. This is a grand yarn that will rivet you to your reading chair.” —Gayle Lynds, New York Times best-selling author

“In TJ Turner's Angel in the Fog, we're in for a heart-stopping, page-turning, and thrilling story as we follow the exploits of Molly—a feisty, fascinating, and fierce heroine if ever there was one. But there's more to Molly's story than excitement. It's an insightful exploration of the resourcefulness of the human heart when tested by the most difficult of circumstances—and, ultimately, the redemptive power of forgiveness.” —Jess Montgomery, author of The Widows

Praise for the Lincoln’s Bodyguard Series

“This novel [Lincoln’s Bodyguard] provides a new take on a fascinating question: what would America have been like if Lincoln had lived? TJ Turner provides an intriguing answer—one that reaffirms something I firmly believe—history matters. This is a delightful romp through an alternate history with an ending that catches you by surprise. It's a fully immersive world that sweeps you in and never lets you go.” —Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author

“War, politics, love, and betrayal combine in a riveting tale that upends history and imagines the America that might have been. Just when you settle into the new post-Civil War order in Lincoln’s Bodyguard, TJ Turner delivers plot twists that make the story unstoppable, culminating in an ending no one will see coming.” —Bob Mayer, New York Times best-selling author

“The plot twists of this imaginative what-if will keep readers guessing.” —Publishers Weekly

“[Land of Wolves] is almost cinematic in its construction and execution. Terrific fun and perfect reading for fans of alternate-history adventures.” —Booklist

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