Fires Far Distant

Retired police officer Conn Smith has returned home to Laird Township and is soon thrust into an intricate web of deceit, murder, and lies. His research into the life and unexpected death of the township founder leads to a trail of clues … the uncovering of which may cost him everything, including his life. What ties together Henry Laird’s Civil War service, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, General John Hunt Morgan’s Great Raid of 1863, and the investigative work of another stranger early in the last century? Does Laird Township hold the keys to a mystery that may have changed the course of American history? Will fires from a distant past consume today?