The Spy on the Tennessee Walker (A Maggie Fiori Mystery), by Linda Lee Peterson
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Praise for Linda Lee Peterson's The Devil's Interval:
"Impossible to put down. Sparkling dialogue, references both musical and literary, and an offbeat cast of believable characters make the pages fly by."—Library Journal, starred review
"A fast-paced, intelligent tale of intrigue that will keep readers guessing until the refreshing end."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Maggie Fiori, San Francisco magazine editor and amateur sleuth, gets a package that leads her to investigate a family scandal going back to the Civil War. Why was her great-great-great grandmother imprisoned for bigamy and espionage? Was she a criminal or a hero? Did she support the Confederates or the Union? Maggie's husband, Michael, joins her on the trip to Oxford, Mississippi, to dig deep and solve the mystery.
Combining an engaging contemporary mystery with a carefully researched Civil War setting and nineteenth-century characters, The Spy on the Tennessee Walker will appeal to Civil War and American history buffs as well as fans of modern mysteries and historical fiction.
Linda Lee Peterson is the author of two previous Maggie Fiori mysteries, Edited to Death and The Devil's Interval. She has also written several nonfiction books, including The Stanford Century, On Flowers (Chronicle), and Linens and Candles (HarperCollins) and has written for several national publications, including the Chicago Tribune. A longtime San Franciscan and an alumna of Stanford University, Peterson now lives in Portland, Oregon.
The Spy on the Tennessee Walker (A Maggie Fiori Mystery), by Linda Lee Peterson - Amazon Sales Rank: #1684597 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.20" h x .80" w x 5.20" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 200 pages
The Spy on the Tennessee Walker (A Maggie Fiori Mystery), by Linda Lee Peterson Review “Readers will finish this engaging book wishing that it had gone on for many more pages.”— Publishers Weekly“First-person diary entries and letters bring this nineteenth-century ancestor to life… [this book] will appeal to historical-fiction readers and Civil War buffs.”— Booklist“Historical action, romance, and modern mystery unite as Maggie and her crew solve the mystery of The Spy on the Tennessee Walker.”— Foreword Reviews“The Spy on the Tennessee Walker is deliciously entertaining! Through old letters, flashbacks, and the modern-day investigations of the San Francisco–based Fiori family, the secrets of Civil War nurse Victoria Alma Cardworthy are finally unraveled, a hundred and fifty years later. Amateur sleuth Maggie Fiori is a thoroughly contemporary character, but thanks to author Linda Lee Peterson’s facility with historic fiction, Victoria will capture every reader’s heart.”— Edgar Award–winning author Naomi Hirahara, author of the Mas Arai and Ellie Rush mystery series“The Spy on the Tennessee Walker is an eloquent and impassioned love letter to history and heroism, Southern cooking and storytelling, secret-keeping and clever sleuthing, and—above all—to smart, sassy, and fearless women. ‘Write what you know,’ goes the old saying. Linda Lee Peterson wrote the book—again!—on smart, sassy, and fearless.”— New York Times–bestselling author Jefferson Bass"A captivating tale of generations-long hidden secrets of spies, forbidden love, and the Civil War. I am a Linda Lee Peterson fan."— Robert Dugoni, #1 Amazon and New York Times-bestselling author of My Sister's Grave“Linda Lee Peterson returns with another stellar story featuring San Francisco reporter-turned-sleuth Maggie Fiori. In The Spy on the Tennessee Walker, Peterson moves deftly between the present day and the Civil War as she spins a compelling and moving tale of Maggie's ancestors. Expertly plotted and skillfully executed, The Spy is a powerful and irresistible tale that will keep you reading late into the night. Highly recommended.”— Sheldon Siegel, New York Times–bestselling author of the Mike Daley/Rosie Fernandez novels
About the Author Linda Lee Peterson is the author of two previous Maggie Fiori mysteries, Edited to Death and The Devil's Interval. She has also written several nonfiction books, including The Stanford Century, On Flowers (Chronicle), and Linens and Candles (HarperCollins) and has written for many national publications, including the Chicago Tribune. A longtime San Franciscan and an alumna of Stanford University, Peterson now lives in Portland, Oregon.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A great read! By E. Young I can safely say that it's been a long time, if ever, that I've wished a book was longer, but it's true about The Spy on the Tennessee Walker. There's so much more I want to know about Victoria and Alma and Gabriel. Each of their stories could be a book on its own (maybe that's the plan . . .) It was a great read, and I especially loved the way the author created the diaries - beautifully written.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Two Great Stories By Moraga-Man Although she writes with a light touch, Linda Lee Peterson gives her readers plenty of food for thought in her latest novel, The Spy on the Tennessee Walker, the third story featuring amateur sleuth Maggie Fiori. This time around, Peterson blends Maggie’s attempt to solve a family mystery with a parallel story about one of her ancestors, who is more beautiful, intelligent, daring and yet more realistic than Scarlett O’Hara.Peterson finds a satisfying way to link the two stories by having Maggie visit relatives in Oxford, Mississippi, where the Oakland-base, magazine editor is a fish out of water amidst aunts, uncles and cousins whose traditional Southern lifestyle – more leisurely, conversational, tradition-loving and gentile—stand in contrast to Maggie’s high-velocity, high-tech, intellectual and edgy existence in the Bay Area, where she is a magazine editor.Most of the story is based in Oxford. Readers are treated to a loving portrait of the city and to mouth-watering accounts of home-made Southern cooking. We see a new side of Maggie as she interacts with her relatives and the author does a good job of conveying a sense of long-established, loving relationships, as well as a rich family history that stretches back over many generations.The story set around the Civil War and the ancestor who was a spy is the more dynamic of the two stories. Told mostly in the form of letters, Peterson manages to clearly convey the fact that “the past is a different place.” Victoria Cardworthy is just as smart, determined and insightful as Maggie Fiori, but she lives in a society where she is a second-class citizen. When the men in her life are caught up in the Civil War, she will not allow the social restrictions of her time to stop her from doing what she thinks is right. We can only wonder if Maggie, under similar circumstances, could be as bold and courageous.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful Dialogue By Amazon Customer I like many things about author Linda Lee Peterson’s writing but for me the cherry on the icing is her dialogue. She is one of those authors – like Elmore Leonard – who can write exchanges that are fun to read. When a scene ends, you imagine that the characters continued their conversation and wish you could linger and listen in.Peterson’s challenge in this novel is to write not just engaging exchanges between protagonist Maggie Fiori and her colorful colleagues at the San Francisco magazine she runs; and with her husband and children living the hectic lives of big-city families in the 21st century; but also with the Mississippi-based relatives she stays with throughout most of this novel. The rhythms and word choices of Maggie’s Deep South clan are presented with great charm and affection.Another challenge that Peterson surmounts is writing dialogue for the spy story set in the Civil War that is interwoven with Maggie’s activities in the present-day. People talked more formally in the 1860’s and it is hard to keep their exchanges fresh and lively, but Peterson finds a way. Her female spy and the men in her life share moments of humor, compassion and love in scenes that are as vibrant as those set in modern-day America.The author clearly did her homework before writing this book. Poet Walt Whitman gets more than a walk-on role in the story and readers learn a lot about several Civil War battles, how the wounded were treated, how observation balloons were used in the conflict, and how women used spycraft to try to give their side the upper hand.I like history, so this novel was a double-treat for me. I read it very quickly, and then shared it with my husband, who also enjoyed reconnecting with Maggie Fiori, her co-workers, extended family and formidable ancestor who was a spy and rode a Tennessee Walker.
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