My favorite story in Murder Most Confederate (2000) is Brendan DuBois’ calling “Last Hours in Richmond.” A woman and her disabled husband contend with the end of the Civil War in an unexpected fashion.

I also liked “The Hessian” by Doug Allyn about the tragedies of war. Edward D. Hoch’s “The Price of Coal,” “Ghost” by Bradley H. Sinor, and “The Last Day of the War” by James Reasoner weave mysteries and murder into the Civil War settings.

Like the other Martin H. Greenberg Murder Most… series, this anthology presents a variety of stories with plenty of suspense and historical accuracy. GRADE: B+

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction by John Helfers — vii

The Hessian by Doug Allyn — 3

The Price of Coal by Edward D. Hoch — 23

Last Hours in Richmond by Brendan DuBois — 41

Veterans by John Lutz — 63

The Cobblestones of Saratoga Street by Avram Davidson — 77

A House Divided by Marc Bilgrey — 89

Blossoms and Blood by Janet Berliner — 103

Whistling Dixie by Billie Sue Mosiman — 111

Behind Enemy Lines by John Helfers and Carol Rondou — 131

The Unknown Soldier by Kristine Kathryn Rusch — 151

A Woman’s Touch by Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens — 159

Ghost by Bradley H. Sinor — 177

The Last Day of the War by James Reasoner — 193

Valuables by Kristine Scheid — 213

The Face by Ed Gorman — 233

Matthew in the Morning by Gary A. Braunbeck — 249

Authors’ Biographies — 267

Copyrights and Permissions — 274