Deadly Occupation is Book 1 in the Michael Stoddard American Revolution Mystery series. If you like Diana Gabaldon, Bernard Cornwell, and Jim Butcher, then you’ll love this fast-paced, tension-filled detective novel. “Thick with intrigue and subplots to keep readers guessing.” — Caroline Clemmons, author of the “Kincaids” series A wayward wife, a weapons trafficker, and a woman with “second sight”—it’s a puzzle that would have daunted any investigator. But Michael Stoddard wasn’t just any investigator. Late January 1781, in coastal North Carolina, patriots flee before the approach of the Eighty-Second Regiment, leaving behind defenseless civilians to surrender the town of Wilmington to the Crown. The regiment’s commander assigns Lieutenant Michael Stoddard the tasks of tracking down a missing woman and probing into the suspicious activities of an unusual church. But as soon as Michael starts sniffing around, he discovers that some of those not-so-defenseless civilians are desperately hiding a history of evil. “With Suzanne Adair as the author, once you start it you won’t want to put it down.” — Amazon Customer Leap into adventure in the past. Buy Deadly Occupation to start reading Michael Stoddard’s tales of murder, intrigue, and peril today! Praise for Deadly Occupation: "Thick with intrigue and subplots to keep readers guessing." -- Caroline Clemmons, author of the "Kincaids" series "With Suzanne Adair as the author, once you start it you won't want to put it down." -- Amazon Customer "Suzanne has mastered fast-paced plotting, filled her novels with captivating characters, and keeps her readers hooked with dramatic tension." -- Jenni Legate "The author has proven herself again and again to be an excellent wordsmith and storyteller." -- AOBibliophile "MORE MICHAEL STODDARD Please!" -- Ronald J Tarbutton Award-winning novelist Suzanne Adair is a Florida native who lives in North Carolina. Her mysteries transport readers to the Southern theater of the American Revolution, where she brings historic towns, battles, and people to life. She fuels her creativity with Revolutionary War reenacting and visits to historic sites. When she's not writing, she enjoys cooking, dancing, and hiking. In 2018, she was appointed by North Carolina's Daughters of the American Revolution to a state-wide committee formed by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to help share information about and coordinate events of America's upcoming Semiquincentennial.