Description:
Summer 1776. Different missions call Faith Clarke and Jeremy Butler to Philadelphia, where delegates are meeting to determine the path of the rebellious American Colonies.
Brief description: Julie Bates enjoys reading and writing in a variety of genres. After spending a few years writing freelance articles, her first novel, Cry of the Innocent, premiered in June 2021, followed by A Seed of Betrayal in 2022. The eight-book series follows the timeline of the American Revolutionary War. In addition, she has blogged for Killer Nashville and the educational website Read.Learn.Write. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Triangle Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Southeastern Mystery Writers of America (SEMWA) and The Historical Novel Society. When not busy plotting her next story, she enjoys working in her garden, doing crafts and spending time with her husband and son, as well as a number of dogs and cats who have shown up on her doorstep and never left.
Review Quotes:
"Author Julie Bates's wonderful new novel, Rise to Rebellion, brings to life the earliest days of the American Revolution with taut suspense and vibrant characters-including Benjamin Franklin and John Hancock-who leap off the page. A mystery of the American Revolution, to be sure, but also a story about families, courage, treachery, and love in 18th-century Philadelphia. Meticulous research and descriptions conjure a world on the cusp of change and make this a not-to-be-missed story for any fan of early American history or historical fiction."-Mally Becker, Agatha Award-nominated author of The Turncoat's Widow and The Counterfeit Wife
"Stunning! A well-crafted blend of history, mystery, and suspense that grips the reader on page one and doesn't let go!"-J. C. Eaton, author of The Sophie Kimball Mysteries, The Wine Trail Mysteries, The Charcuterie Shop Mysteries, and The Marcie Rayner Mysteries