Whispers from the Shadows

Name: Whispers from the Shadows
Rating: 4.7 (484 reviews)

by Roseanna M. White Book 2 in the The Culper Ring series.

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In 1814, Gwyneth Fairchild escapes an attack in London and crosses the Atlantic seeking protection from a Maryland family with an inherited connection to espionage. Thaddeus Lane is already engaged in intelligence work during the War of 1812 and suspects that Gwyneth’s flight may be linked to a larger British plot. Their investigation exposes divided loyalties on both sides of the conflict and makes trust a dangerous necessity.

The War of 1812 creates an intelligence environment very different from the Revolution remembered by the Lane family. British forces threaten the Chesapeake while American loyalties remain politically divided, and Gwyneth’s arrival introduces information gathered from the other side of the Atlantic. The investigation shows espionage as an inherited skill that must be adapted to a new war rather than simply repeated.