Mystery
What Goodreads Says:
Savannah, Georgia antiques store
owner Matt Hawkins discovers a two-hundred-year-old journal containing a
stunning accusation. The journal claims that America's most revered hero, George
Washington, wrote a secret surrender letter to the British during the
Revolutionary War-a seditious act that would have ended America's fight for
independence. Meanwhile, the present-day race for president of the United
States is a dead heat. The Republican nominee, a direct descendant of
Washington's family, has shamelessly exploited his ties to the Founding
Father-a strategy that has worked brilliantly to eliminate a once wide gap in
the polls. As the past collides with the present, Hawkins and lovely historian
Sarah Gordon are determined to unearth the truth about the journal's remarkable
claim. But they must avoid a shadowy adversary who has a billion dollars riding
on the election's outcome-and who will stop at nothing to ensure that
Washington's surrender letter remains a secret. Ted Richardson's debut novel
can perhaps best be described as historical fiction wrapped inside a modern-day
mystery. Richardson ingeniously blends actual historical events with innovative
mystery to create a fast-moving, well-plotted tale of suspense.
Imposters of Patriotism is pretty
predictable but still a fun easy book to read. It is set in the present but
does flashbacks to the past. Those
flashbacks set up the story line.
I found a lot of the action a bit over the top but it did keep me
reading. There is enough tension
and danger to hold interest and just for fun there is a little romance.
The present day characters were
well-developed and fit the story like a glove. The plot was developed in a way
that fit the actual actions of the historical characters showing that the
author did quite a bit of research when writing the book. All of that made the book more
interesting.
The author included notes in the
back of the book that tell real from fiction. While the main thrust of the story is a fictional document I
was surprised by how much of the setting was real. The big
surprise was how many of the places and organizations were also real. Now I
want to go back and see some of the places mentioned in the book.
Imposters of Patriotism is not a
stand alone. It is the first book
in a series that features the same main character. Chapter One of the next book is included at the end of
Imposters of Patriotism.
Amazon Digital Services published Imposters of Patriotism by
Ted Richardson in 2014.
I received an ARC of Imposters of Patriotism from Netgalley
in return for an honest review.
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