Murder at the Viaduct Hotel (Inspector Donahue Mystery series)

In the final days preceding the collapse of the Confederacy, rebel sympathizers attempt to smuggle a secret weapon through Union lines. A chance encounter with a Union patrol erupts into gunfire. The weapon’s inventor Silas Winan escapes with the weapon’s firing mechanism and plans vital for the gun’s reassembly. Flash forward to 1912. On the eve of World War One, a group of international spies and secret agents converge on the Viaduct Hotel, each intent on recovering the lost plans. Tag along with Inspector Donahue as he matches wits against Fernell, international assassin, arch-villain and master of disguise. Based on a true incident.