Hard Water: An Oliver Redcastle Historical Mystery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781729463345)

Passionate lovers and deadly secrets. It's a scorching July in the summer of 1884. William Pinkerton has sent Oliver Redcastle to the Midwestern island paradise of Put-in-Bay.

The assignment seems simple: capture a tight-rope-walking train robber. But two beautiful women, a dangerous cult, and reminders of Oliver's Civil War past complicate the mission.

Old hatred and loves are suddenly restored. The sharpshooting detective must fight his way free of a tangled web of personal and professional hazards. In the process he meets John Brown Jr., Jay Cooke, Ulysses S. Grant, and some of the other power-brokers that made the Midwest a center of industry and political clout in this fascinating period of American history. Will Oliver fight his way free of the peril that stalks him? For readers who enjoy a thrilling story spiced with history and a bit of romance, this book is a must have.