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by Geoffrey Edwards

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An exciting debut novel from the runner-up of the Gather.com First Chapters contest follows a young New York reporter as he travels to the Antebellum South to cover the trial of a man accused of harboring a runaway slave--only to discover a plot that threatens the Union itself.

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Filled with historic details of the time, Fire Bell in the Night explores the explosive tension between North and South, black and white, that gripped Charleston, South Carolina, in the summer of 1850. Geoffrey S. Edwards's first novel tells the story of New York Tribune reporter John Sharp, sent to cover the capital trial of Darcy Calhoun, a farmer who stands accused of harboring a fugitive slave. As the trial begins, John quickly realizes that not everything is as it appears in the genteel city of Charleston. A series of mysterious fires in white establishments brings the state militia, a curfew for the black population, and rising tension at the courthouse. To unravel the city's secrets, Sharp must enter Charleston's plantation society, where he is befriended by Tyler Breckenridge, owner of the Willowby plantation, and his beautiful sister Clio. Set against the backdrop of a nation headed toward civil war, Fire Bell in the Night is a page-turning account of a trial and one young reporter's efforts to discover the truth.

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  • Title Fire Bell in the Night
  • Author Geoffrey Edwards
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Pages 464
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone Books, NY
  • Publication date 2007-09-18
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9781416564249 / 1416564241
  • Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.32 x 0.99 in (20.32 x 13.51 x 2.51 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Category Fiction - Historical
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Race relations
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007025415
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Library Journal, 09/15/2007, Page 49
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/13/2007, Page 46
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