Never Sleep

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Pub Date 28 Mar 2023 | Archive Date 11 Apr 2023

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A Civil War–era historical novel featuring female agents in the Pinkerton National Detective Agency who work to foil an assassination attempt on President Lincoln’s life.

The year is 1861, the eve of Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration. For Kate Warn, the first female private detective in American history, the only assignment tougher than exposing a conspiracy to assassinate the new president is training her new mentee, Hattie McLaughlin, in the art of detection. The two women’s mission to save the president takes them from the granges of rural Maryland to the heart of secessionist high society, and sets them on a collision course that could alter the course of history. When Kate’s cover is blown, Hattie must choose between saving her new friend, and her country. Based on a true story.

A Civil War–era historical novel featuring female agents in the Pinkerton National Detective Agency who work to foil an assassination attempt on President Lincoln’s life.

The year is 1861, the eve of...


A Note From the Publisher

Fred Van Lente is a six-time New York Times bestselling comics writer, novelist, and playwright whose work ranges from mysteries, thrillers, and historical fiction to superheroes and comedy. His books have received awards from the Theodore Roosevelt Association and the American Library Association. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, the playwright Crystal Skillman, and two mostly ungrateful cats. Never Sleep is his third novel.

Fred Van Lente is a six-time New York Times bestselling comics writer, novelist, and playwright whose work ranges from mysteries, thrillers, and historical fiction to superheroes and comedy. His...


Advance Praise

“Fred Van Lente delivers an Agatha Christie twisty mystery.”

—Grady Hendrix, author of Horrorstör, on Ten Dead Comedians


“Fresh, funny, and entertaining.”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine on Ten Dead Comedians

“Fred Van Lente delivers an Agatha Christie twisty mystery.”

—Grady Hendrix, author of Horrorstör, on Ten Dead Comedians


“Fresh, funny, and entertaining.”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine on Ten Dead...


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ISBN 9798200813490
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PAGES 307

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Good stuff. I wasn't entirely sure I'd like this, but it's well plotted and I enjoyed watching the characters do their thing, along with some nice twists. I look forward to this author's future work.

Thanks very much for the free ARC for review!!

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Kate Warn is the only female detective in the employ of Allan Pinkerton’s National Police Agency. She’s also one of Pinkerton’s best, which is why she is tasked with rooting out dissidents who are plotting to assassinate President-Elect Abraham Lincoln as he tours the country before his inauguration. But she’s also saddled with a new recruit – the second female detective in the agency, Hattie MacLaughlin. The two ladies find themselves embedded as spies in pro-secession Baltimore on the brink of war, one in high society, the other in the peripheral farming community.

The political climate in this version of Baltimore on the verge of war is terrifyingly similar to today’s highly polarized atmosphere, with wild rhetoric sweeping people up into hysteria, and I have no doubt that this similarity is intentional. Both Kate and Hattie are complex and interesting characters, and excellent foils for each other. The plot was a little slow to get started, but once it did the book was a fast-paced read. Overall it was excellent and I was very excited to see that it’s the first in a series.

CW: slavery and all the horrors that go along with it, including torture, murder, degradation, and biblical justification for white supremacy; sexual harassment and assault; gore

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