Kilian, Michael. The ironclad alibi.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

From: Kliatt | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

(A Harrison Raines Civil War mystery). Penguin Putnam. 308p. c2002. 0-425-18823-X. $6.99. SA

This is part of a series, a complement to the Grace Monfredo Civil War mysteries KLIATT frequently reviews. Harrison Raines is from Virginia, but since he abhors slavery, he is working as a spy for the Union. His father and brothers are fighting in the Confederate Army, and he often poses as a dealer in horses, changing his story as the need arises, with papers from both Lincoln and Lee on his person, to use as the occasion ...

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