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Civil War

The Civil War trilogy uses fictional Confederate plots to place individual agents against decisive moments of the American conflict. Rebel Fever concerns an attempt to unleash disease in Washington during the winter of 1862, while Rebel Train follows cavalrymen who seize Abraham Lincoln’s train as he travels to deliver the Gettysburg Address.

Rebel Dawn returns to the opening months of the war and the divided loyalties created when neighbours, families and soldiers must choose between Union and Confederacy. Although the novels were published over nearly two decades, they form a connected group of historical thrillers examining espionage, sabotage and the attempts of small conspiracies to alter the course of the war.

Reading order

Books in this series (3 books)

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#1 – Rebel Fever

David Healey

During the winter of 1862, the American Civil War has lasted longer than either side expected. Confederate extremists develop a plan to spread a deadly epidemic in Washington, believing disease can achieve what battlefield victories have failed to accomplish. Confederate leaders fear that an indiscriminate biological…

Rebel Train cover

#2 – Rebel Train

David Healey

In November 1863, Confederate cavalrymen devise a plan to seize the train carrying Abraham Lincoln to Gettysburg, where the president intends to dedicate the new national cemetery. Capturing or killing Lincoln could produce a political crisis at the moment the Union is trying to define the…

Rebel Dawn cover

#3 – Rebel Dawn

David Healey

At the beginning of the American Civil War, communities near the border between North and South divide before armies have established clear fronts. Families, neighbours and former friends are required to declare loyalty, while rumours of spies and armed irregulars make neutrality increasingly impossible. The novel…