A Stained White Veil
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"Shall we gather at the river, the beautif, the beautiful river...." Jefferson Davis, President of theConfederate States of America squirmend in his seat on the first pew of the chapel as the congregation sang the old hymn. The tall, gaunt leader of the Southern Cause had other matters on his mind at the moment, and the words of the spiritual were lost as he wished for the service to come to an end, Davis reasched up and touched the frayed fabrick of the grey morning coat. In the inside breast pocket, was the letter he had been handed by one of his aides just minutes before the service had started. It had taken Davis only a few moments to memorize the most important words xontained in the message from the Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, Davis closed his eyes and silentky mouthed the words: Richmond has to be giveb up. It was time to implement Operation Grey Phoenix.....
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RICHMOND, VA., C.S.A., April, 1865. The South is dying. The Civil War nears its bloody conclusion, and the Confederacy is losing. President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet escape the burning city carrying the life's blood of the Cause- the remaining Treasury of the Confederacy. During his escape, Davis transfers the gold to General Nathan Bedford Forrest for transport to Mexico. Or does he? Where is the Southern gold? And who are the Klan of the Gold Circle?'
ATLANTA, GA., U..S.A., August, 2003. Bi-racial couples all over the South are being murdered by an unknown society, Mystic symools and written in blood on the walls and on the bodies of the victins. When the terror hits home, Max Howard asks Thomas Patrick and Bobby Hemphill to investigate the crimes- and stop the perpetrators before there is no turning back. Who would commit such heinous crimes? What possible purpose could they serve? And what is the ultimate goal of the masterminds behind them?
"A Stained White Veil" The Second Novel in the Peachtree Street Chronicles Series
About the Author
Sam Biondo is a long-time real estate developer and a lifelong writer. A student of history, he incorporates historical fact with modern day realities in his writing. "A Stained White Veil" follows "Treasure" (2005) as the second in the Peachtree Street Chronicles series. The author, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, attended The Ohio Start University, and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Susan, and near his daughters and seven grandchildren.