Beneath Gray Skies

In a narrative largely seen through the eyes of David Slater, a conscript in the Army of the Confederacy in the 1920s, Beneath Gray Skies takes in the political landscape of Richmond, VA, Washington DC, London and Berlin, describing a world that might easily have been, had the American Civil War never been fought. 

Members of the rising new Nazi party in Germany, Confederates, and the British and American intelligence services engage in intrigue, treachery and romance, as the giant Bismarck—the largest Zeppelin dirigible yet constructed—prepares to cross the Atlantic on her maiden voyage, carrying a mysterious gift intended to forge an alliance between Nazi Germany and the Confederacy.

Beneath Gray Skies’s cast of characters mixes historical and fictional personages in a cast ranging from a Southern slave who ends up working for British Intelligence, through the brilliant and vehemently anti-Nazi (real-life) Zeppelin captain Hugo Eckener, and rogue British agent “Bloody Brian” Finch-Malloy, to the autocratic third-generation President of the CSA, Jefferson Davis III.

What critics and readers have written about Beneath Gray Skies:

…an extraordinarily well-written piece of mind candy that becomes more and more difficult to put down…

…a creative and entertaining formula.

…a delightful romp through what it terms “a past that never happened.”

…I have only one disappointment with the book. It had to end.

…the writing style of this brilliant new author…

…the plot is convincing and the characters well drawn…

…Good character development and a fun read…