War Rag: An Oliver Redcastle Gilded Age Mystery

by Louise Titchener

Get ready for another thrilling ride with Oliver Redcastle in War Rag! When a painting of a Civil War battle is stolen and replaced with a fake, female Pinkerton agent Hannah Kinchman calls on Oliver for help in finding the original. But what they discover is much more sinister than a simple art heist. A murdered warrior, a threatened inheritance, and multiple dangerous women are just some of the challenges they face.

Oliver must navigate a complex web of lies and deceit to uncover the truth behind the theft and murder. With his sharpshooting skills and quick thinking, he takes on dangerous enemies, including those from his own past. Can he protect those he loves and save the inheritance from falling into the wrong hands? Find out in War Rag, the latest thrilling installment in the Oliver Redcastle Mysteries.

218 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2022

About the author

Louise was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She began to write short stories in high school and continued to write in college. She married a philosophy student, and they moved to Ohio, where she obtained a Masters degree and taught freshman English. Her husband became a Philosophy Professor at the University of Maryland. She and her husband had two children. While staying at home with her son and daughter she began to write in earnest. Those first efforts remain unsold.

The family moved to Maryland, where she joined a literary critique group. There she wrote a collaborative effort with three other women, Ruth Glick, Carolyn Males and Eileen Buckholtz. The result was a romance novel, "Love is Elected", was published by Silhouette Books under the pseudonym Alyssa Howard. The foursome also wrote another novel, Southern Persuasion. The collaborators decided to split into groups of two. Louise wrote in collaboration with Ruth Glick under the pseudonyms Alexis Hill, Alexis Hill Jordan and Tess Marlowe, and in collaboration with Carolyn Males as Clare Richards and Clare Richmond. She also wrote alone under the pseudonyms of Anne Silverlock and Jane Silverwood. She published fantasy and mystery novels under her real name: Louise Titchener. She said: "I'm a story-teller; I'm not a romance writer, mystery writer, or suspense writer per se. I tell all different kinds of stories. I certainly would not recommend writing in so many genres to other writers -- it's not the way to build an audience or a career in today's market."

With their children grown, Louise and her husband decided to move from the Maryland suburbs to Baltimore's inner city so they could enjoy the harbor. Many of Louise's mysteries are set in Baltimore, including her historical series featuring Oliver Redcastle. Louise and her husband have recently migrated to Sarasota, Florida. When Louise isn't writing fiction, she paints, sails, bicycles and kayaks around her new home in Sarasota, Florida.

Reviews

[Toni Simpson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Story

Another really enjoyable story of Oliver and his adventures. I really like that you use historical names and places in your stories. It really make for a more interesting read.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am hoping there are more.