On Secret Service

About this book

An Alternate Selection of the Literary Guild John Jakes the acclaimed author of the #1 New York Times bestselling North and South Trilogy returns to the Civil War with On Secret Servicethe story of two couples divided by war and allegiance who discover that love doesnt take sides. A Rebel sympathizers affection for a former Pinkerton detective turned Union agent cannot save him from the horrors of a Richmond prison. A Confederate officer sacrifices his rank to save an actress taken captive while posing as a Union soldier. Overshadowing them all is an actors outspoken hatred of Abraham Lincolnand a date with destiny that would shock a nation and change the course of history