FAST-PACED, THRILLING ADVENTURE •• A GREAT NOVEL AND CLASSIC MYSTERY in one stunning work ... Francis Pio's masterful historical fiction uncovers the secrets of the American Revolution hidden for 250 years! Pepper Stillwater is assigned a book publishing project on the American flag and soon discovers George Washington's diaries about it are missing. Curious, she contacts her former history professor who gives her an antique flag, drawing the attention of federal agents who want it back. With nowhere else to turn, Pepper asks her ex-boyfriend Hack to help solve the mystery. Soon they uncover the shadowy group that started the American Revolution — the Sons of Liberty, which is still active and powerful. Their quest reveals an underground chamber that holds shocking secrets hidden from the public for centuries, revealing that the truth about the nation's founding may not be as it seems. When Pepper is arrested and mistreated by the authorities, Hack attempts to rescue her and in doing so learns the true meaning of love, liberty and happiness.