The Lincoln Special: Kate Warne Civil War Spy Series

Kate Warne Civil War Spy #1

by Peg A. Lamphier

After running away from the circus, quitting teaching and marrying badly Kate Warne thinks she’s found her life’s calling as the first female Pinkerton detective. It’s not easy to be the first woman anything, but Kate thinks her life is just about perfect. That is, until Abraham Lincoln’s election threatens to overturn not just the country, but her carefully ordered life. A host of pro-slavery consirators mean to prevent Lincoln’s inauguration with plans ranging from kidnapping to assassination.
Allan Pinkerton gathers his best operatives and dispatches them Washington to investigate the threats and determine which are deadly serious. Fellow Pinkerton Juba Lane,  a free black man who faked his own death to escape a punishing life as a minstrel performer, works side by side with Kate to unravel the conspiracies. Captain George Hazzard provides a crucial link between the Pinkertons and the men surrounding the president-elect. Sparks fly when Kate and Hazzard meet, though neither one has time for romance.
While the Lincoln Special rolls across the country the Kate and the Pinkertons uncover one plot after another, all the while hampered by Mr. Lincoln’s reluctance to believe he’s in any real danger. As the clock ticks down to inaguration day they have to uncover the anti-Lincoln movement’s leaders, prevent mob violence and keep the future president alive. The price of failure is Lincoln’s murder and the spread of chaos and slavery across the nation.
This is the second edition of The Lincoln Special. This edition has fixed editing errors in the first edition.

402 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 12, 2017

About the author

Hi! I'm Peg Lamphier. I'm a writer, a professor, wife and mother. Like you, I'm more than one thing.
I teach an a Southern California University, teaching in an interdisciplinary program where I teach American History, writing, literature and sustainability issues.
American history (and my doctorate is in History) is full of fabulous stories, many of them with women at the center, but most of us don't know them. That's why I've spent my life writing women back into history. I'm currently working on a novel series featuring Kate Warne, the first female Pinkerton Detective. Look for the first, The Lincoln Special, coming in June, 2017.
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Reviews

[Audrey Murray · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. All of the characters were incredibly well written, and well rounded. Especially Kate! She is such an interesting character because she is an anomaly of her time. A female, spy?? In 1860? Preposterous! The author did a excellent job of balancing her feminine characteristics with her bad-assery. I especially enjoyed the detailed descriptions of her dresses and outfits! Such a stylish lady. I also enjoyed the authors portrayal of President Lincoln. I feel like I learned more about him in this book than I did in all of my history classes. Do yourself a favor and read this book! It’s on to the sequels for me...

[Marlene Burke. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kate outwits the bad guys!

Great storyline and very engaging but had many grammatical errors! I would love to be your story reader before you publish and correct niggling mistakes. Like juba a lot and hazzard a whole lot more! Looking forward to new book!

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Read. It was absolutely amazing. I loved every page and just couldn't put it down.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice read. Little deviation from history and in the non-important to the story areas. A good narration of a little known piece of American Civil War history.