Being a spy for the famous Pinkerton Detectives suits Laurel Bartlett's adventurous nature. During the Civil War, Laurel had used her charm and cleverness to penetrate Confederate lines and bring back military intelligence for the Union army as a way to avenge her brother's death. But the war casts a long shadow onto Laurel's future happiness. Now the conflict has ended, and Laurel and 's soldier-fianc and é has not returned home. As an excuse to search for him, Laurel takes a new Pinkerton assignment to seek evidence of thievery on the railroads. On a train heading south through lawless lands, sparks fly when she meets Ridge Granger, a handsome former rebel cavalryman, and Laurel and 's secret past comes back to haunt her. When Laurel stumbles upon a murder scene, both their lives are threatened by an unknown killer. As time runs out to find her fianc and é, gather evidence against a thieving railroad employee, and stay alive, Laurel and 's wartime spying has a direct impact on Ridge. With mounting tensions between them, the couple is thrust into a life-and-death situation where their faith in God and --and themselves and --is sorely tested. Days of Deception is the first of the Pinkerton Lady Chronicles. Lee Roddy i s a veteran author with many novels for children and adults to his credit. He combines his love of history and writing in the historically accurate Pinkerton Lady Chronicles. He and his wife make their home in California.