"A solid historical from Edgar-winner Heffernan."--Publishers Weekly“Mystery fans will zip through this, fans of historical fiction will enjoy the fin de guerre mood.”--Library Journal“Heffernan swings his vivid tale back and forth between past and present, war and peace—a neat tour de force he pulls off with admirable assurance.”--Kirkus Reviews“Heffernan, three times nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and an Edgar Award winner, knows his history and his mysteries . . . This is really a story of war and redemption and what happens to idealistic kids who have to turn into killers.”--Globe & Mail (Canada)"Moving back and forth in time, the well-paced narrative involves the reader with powerfully vivid descriptions of horrendous battles like the Wilderness and Gettysburg, of terrible raids on civilians, and of great physical and mental anguish suffered by the soldiers.
