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Patriots #4
Life and Liberty
While a dangerous ring of false patriots threatens the lives of true freedom fighters, Daniel Reed finds himself torn between his dedication to the cause and the love of a woman. Original.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 1993
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February 24, 2017
Book 4 of the “Patriots” series by Adam Rutledge (pseudonym for James Reasoner) takes place during autumn of 1775, continuing the various plot lines from the previous books. This time, the larger events of the Revolutionary War take a back seat to the action of the individual characters with only a few mentions of the burgeoning American spy ring and the fact that the British are nearing a decision to withdraw from Boston and allow the Patriots to re-claim it entirely.
Indeed the action gets started immediately with Daniel Reed being attacked and left for dead while his girlfriend and fellow spy Roxanne is captured and taken into Boston. Meanwhile Daniel’s brother Quincy continues his westward trek with frontiersman Murdoch into Pennsylvania, facing the perilous threats of Indian attacks, a wayward and violent preacher, and the all-to-real threat of young romance. The biggest plot line though deals with the rising criminal element that always surrounds wartime activities, this time taking the form of the “Liberty Legion”, a group of false patriots who are actively exhorting the prominent Tories of Boston. I was glad to see the character of Elliot Markham finally get his day in the sun and take the fight to this new enemy. Heretofore he has been sort of stuck in the role of strong British supporter rather than the rebel patriot he truly is.
Two more books to go in this series and I look forward to getting to them. No doubt historical events will once again come to the forefront as the end of this novel sees Daniel finally get his orders related to Washington’s spy ring.
Indeed the action gets started immediately with Daniel Reed being attacked and left for dead while his girlfriend and fellow spy Roxanne is captured and taken into Boston. Meanwhile Daniel’s brother Quincy continues his westward trek with frontiersman Murdoch into Pennsylvania, facing the perilous threats of Indian attacks, a wayward and violent preacher, and the all-to-real threat of young romance. The biggest plot line though deals with the rising criminal element that always surrounds wartime activities, this time taking the form of the “Liberty Legion”, a group of false patriots who are actively exhorting the prominent Tories of Boston. I was glad to see the character of Elliot Markham finally get his day in the sun and take the fight to this new enemy. Heretofore he has been sort of stuck in the role of strong British supporter rather than the rebel patriot he truly is.
Two more books to go in this series and I look forward to getting to them. No doubt historical events will once again come to the forefront as the end of this novel sees Daniel finally get his orders related to Washington’s spy ring.
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