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    Under Investigation
    Under Investigation
    Under Investigation
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    Under Investigation

    By Jeffrey Marks

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    This represents the short stories feauturing Ulysses S. Grant, future president and war hero, as the detective in a series of previously published mysteries. These works have appeared in anthologies and magazines over the past decade.

    Each story takes place during the Civil War and many feature other historical characters of interest including Walt Whitman, Abner Doubleday and Sherman.

    The collection contains nine works of deduction and suspence.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJeffrey Marks
    Release dateFeb 11, 2011
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    Jeffrey Marks

    Jeffrey Marks is a long-time mystery fan and freelancer. After writing numerous profiles of mystery authors, he chose to chronicle the short but full life of Craig Rice. That biography (Who Was That Lady?) was nominated for every major mystery award. His latest work is a biography of mystery author and critic Anthony Boucher. He is the long-time moderator of MurderMustAdvertise, an on-line discussion group dedicated to book marketing and public relations and the author of Intent to Sell: Marketing the Genre Novel. Today, he writes from his home in Cincinnati, which he shares with his partner.

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