"Writing to me is creating fascinating characters that stand out, above the normal range of most individual’s abilities, yet still maintain personal raw emotions from the heart. Descriptive scenes that put you in the time period. I’m David Spitz and my greatest influence in writing spy novels is the master Robert Ludlum who created the Jason Bourne series."
All About Me
I am David Spitz, and I am proud to bring you Lincoln’s Agent the Hunt for A Killer. My writing genre is Historical Fiction, especially eighteen and seventeen hundred’s American History. I am sixty-seven years old, is from and still lives Southeastern Illinois. I have always had a passion for writing especially after reading Ben Franklin’s autobiography and A Soldier’s Life by Mary Logan. Mary Logan was the wife of Southern Illinois’ own Major General John A. Logan from Murphysboro, Illinois, Illinois history, dates to the Civil and Revolutionary Wars.
As in History years go by and my passion as a lyricist returned in 2016. I published my first lyrics with Change/Makers publishing of Berkley, California and then again as an independent lyricist on SongBay, a songwriter’s platform in London, Englund. I decided to look for a Creating Writing Degree so I could finish my bachelors, complete my manuscript, and possibly to teach history. Unfortunately, due to changes in Education policies I was unable to fulfill that dream, however it did give me the time to improve my craft
Lincoln’s Agent was born out of two different ideas that kept nagging at me, until I finally put it in a manuscript. The first was a response to a request for a writing sample from one of the universities where I had applied. My character U.S. Marshal Arnett McCann was born as the result of this writing sample. The second influence was a conspiracy centering around the Knights of the Golden Circle and their association with guerilla fighters who fought along the Kansas/Missouri borders during the Civil War.
My writing style is that of a pantster, I write and develop the story as it comes to me while I’m at my desk. I consider myself to be a descriptive narrative writer. I see the scene develop and hear the dialogue in my head as if I’m watching a movie. A lot of my descriptive scenes in the first part of Lincoln’s Agent are from Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois a place I frequented as s young adult. Another place I have frequented often is the Lincoln home on South Eighth Street in Springfield, Illinois.
I am presently writing full time working on the sequel A Traitor’s Money- The Return.
My HP Books
Intrigue, espionage, and romance in the midst of the American Civil War.
Maddie Cronin's game is seduction with plenty of bodies left in her wake - men of wealth, senators, generals, and even the vice president of the United States. Maddie has always been able to sidestep true love in her quest for power, until Arnett.
Arnett McCann is heart sore and heart sick. All he wants is to be left alone to do his job. But that is no way to live. As a U.S. Marshal for the Justice Department under President Lincoln, Arnett has always seen the law in black and white. You are either a criminal or you are not. Yet, with the looming Civil War and the attack on Fort Sumter, no one or nothing has shaken Arnett's sense of justice and he's kept his mind focused; that is, until Maddie Cronin walked into his life. Now he is out to get her and her associates, the notorious outlaws, Frank and Jesse James, before they and the secret organization, The Knights of the Golden Circle, bring down the federal government.
COMING
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"A TRAITOR'S
MONEY:
THE RETURN"
Book Excerpt
A Traitor’s Money
The Return
“I received word you have something for me?” Agent Akins asked the coroner in Wichita, Kansas.
“Indeed I did Thomas. Step in the lab and I will show you something very fascinating and I am sure you will find very interesting.”
“Now I am indeed intrigued Barnhast my friend. “
“Watch the fresh blood on the ramp, I just drained Mr. Miles for embalming.”
In a room lacking near enough light, Deputy Coroner Barnhast walked over to his desk and pulled out a glass slide.
“Doesn’t seem to be anything on this contraption Thomas replied.
“Wait till I put it under the magnifier, my poker playing friend. Look in the top of the magnifier.
Barnhast adjusted the scope and then let Akins take a look.
“Is that an animal hair?” Thomas asked.
“No it’s definitely human, I found it under Mr. Miles pinky nail.” Barnhast put the slide back in its place and waited for the Agent to respond.
“So what’s so intriguing?” Thomas asked.
“It’s a negroid hair, a female negroid hair.”
“How can you tell?” Akins asked.
“The texture is different. Aren’t you involved with female negroid?” The coroner asked his friend.
“Yeah I trained her, gotta run before she disappears.”
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Book Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A PAGE TURNER!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2022 - PATRICIA LEVASSEUR
I was captivated from the outset by this well written historical fiction novel. Was kept on the edge of my seat till the very last page. The editing managed to leave the author's words with only minimal corrections which only added to the authenticity of the research used in compiling the novel. Bravo. Keep up the great work.
