You’ll be challenged to examine your own pre-conceptions. We meet Garrett, who led 2700 slaves to freedom, and Roger Taney, the supreme court justice who authored the Dredd Scott decision, along with a number of historical figures. David Beckett has also written one book in the Non-Fiction Books series called, Pitch to Win.

There are no upcoming standalone novels by David at this time. The most recently released novel was The Chords of Memorywhich was released in 2017. With a tehnique suggestive of Ignatian spirtuality, Beckett offers us the observations of this minor player on a series of historical events during a time of major change in our country, perhaps the most critical point in our history. Across the verdant forests, lush fields, stormy seas, and riotous streets of 1800s America unfurls David Becketts new adventure, a tale centered on the. The first standalone was released in 2013 with the novel The Cana Mystery. Blazing Lantern is proud to share with you this inspired, historic narrative.

David Becketts tale of courage, heroism, and redemptive love has stunned critics and delighted readers. Young Finegan discovers that his employer, Thomas Garrett, is the station master for the Underground Railroad’s eastern route. Breaking every rule, the novels haunting, lyrical style shatters convention its bold theme confronts political taboos. In the novel, Irish-AmericanWilliam Finegan, eager to fight alongside his father in the Mexican-American War, but consigned to care for his mother, finds himself working for a Quaker-an irony that typifies this great country, our melting pot that yields delicious results. I admire his even-handed prose, appropos to the time and setting, never heay-handed, yet engaging and challenging. With this novel, Beckett transports us to the ninetenth centyry with finesse and aplomb, all the while handling issues of love and loss, sin and redemption, racism and patriotism. THE CHORDS OF MEMORY - Another masterpiece of historical fiction from the author of The Cana Mystery.

The Chords of Memory by David Beckett