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CM Gleason Author Event
C.M. Gleason will be joining us for an evening wine and cheese reception on Thursday, September 6th at 6pm for her new book, Murder in the Oval Library. This is a free event though reservations are requested. To RSVP please call us at 231.347.1180 or email us at events@mcleanandeakin.com. April 13, 1861: Rebel troops are across the Potomac River, only 800 feet from the White House and President Lincoln—but a murderer is even closer… With the Confederate Army firing on Fort Sumter, the Civil War has begun—and an invasion of Washington, DC, from Secessionist Virginia seems imminent. As the population evacuates, the President is in desperate need of men to defend the capital. Lincoln’s trusted aide, Adam Speed Quinn, and Quinn’s old friend from the Bloody Kansas conflict, Senator Jim Lane, hastily assemble a motley crew of just over a hundred men and garrison them in the East Room at the White House itself. Dubbed the Frontier Guard, these rough-and-tumble patriots steel themselves for the inevitable attack. But even as dawn breaks with no Rebel strike, a single act of violence intrudes within the White House. One of the Frontier Guard lies dead in the oval library, throat slit ear to ear. There is a murderer among them. Lincoln promptly assigns Quinn to deal with the matter, who is in turn aided by journalist Sophie Gates and Dr. George Hilton. And to Quinn’s chagrin, the Southern belle Constance Lemagne insists on being involved in the investigation as well. But when Dr. Hilton examines the body, he makes a startling discovery that overturns all Quinn’s assumptions about the murder. With his president at grave risk from without and within, Quinn must act quickly to catch the White House killer… C. M. Gleason is the award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of the Marina Alexander Adventures, and a forthcoming historical mystery series set to release in 2017. The author lives in the Midwest United States and writes books in a variety of genres under a number of different pseudonyms.
CM Gleason Author EventDate and Time
Thursday Sep 6, 2018
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDTThursday, September 6th at 6pm
Location
McLean & Eakin Booksellers
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
231-347-1180 or
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