Summer 1779: The flames of revolution burn hottest in the South!
France and Spain have entered the war as America’s allies, shifting the balance and prompting Britain to unleash its ruthless Southern Strategy. The redcoats aim to seize the fertile southern colonies, rally Loyalist support, and protect their vital Caribbean sugar islands from French and Spanish fleets. If they succeed, the rebellion may be crushed forever.Desperate to disrupt this plan, General George Washington dispatches Lieutenant Jeremiah Creed—his most capable and covert operative—deep into enemy territory. Using various disguises, Creed slips into the heart of South Carolina and Georgia, where loyalties fracture along lines of wealth, race, and survival.
In gilded plantation houses, Creed navigates the wary hospitality of high-born planters—men torn between Crown and independence, their fortunes tied to British trade yet fearful of rebellion’s chaos. A single careless word over a glass of Madeira could expose him, yet these same aristocrats unknowingly feed him intelligence through boastful dinners and whispered grievances.
By day, he moves among wealthy planters, bankers, and tradesmen in bustling Charleston, among the wharves, boulevards, and mansions. All anxiously await the British occupation while quietly plotting against one another. Creed plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the beautiful wife of a powerful planter, hoping to root out the Loyalists hidden among the populace.
Most dangerous—and most vital—are the clandestine alliances he forges with enslaved men and women who move unseen through the great houses and fields. Risking brutal punishment, they carry whispers of troop movements, supply caches, and Loyalist plans. One trusted informant becomes Creed’s lifeline, delivering life-or-death intelligence under cover of night.
What unfolds is a relentless shadow war: pitched battles that drench the red clay in blood, savage skirmishes in pine thickets, thunderous naval engagements off the coast, perilous undercover missions that pit Creed against both redcoats and suspicious allies, and a desperate, high-stakes siege that could make or break Britain’s southern dream.
All the heroes and villains of the South are pawns in Creed’s espionage chess match: Francis ‘Swamp Fox’ Marion, Thomas ‘The Fighting Gamecock’ Sumter, Banestre ‘Bloody Ban’ Tarleton, the ‘Gentleman Spy’ John Andre, and more.
In this crucible of divided loyalties, Jeremiah Creed walks a razor’s edge. One man, one fragile network, stands between the Revolution’s survival and its defeat. The South Spy’s most perilous—and unforgettable—mission begins.
Genre: Historical