Liverpool 1863.
The American Civil War comes to the British Empire's second city and the world's richest port.
Confederate Commander Banastre X. Dunwoody has a plan to turn the conflict by securing advanced warships, but the U.S. Government is one step ahead of him. It seeks to sabotage his efforts through its covert agent - Harriet Dunwoody - Banastre's pregnant wife.
Alongside her undercover partner Cont, Harriet discovers that Banastre has plans to do more than building ships; he has a scheme that could very well draw Britain into the war.
As Gettysburg looms an ocean away, there's another battle to be won and lost. The fate of the USA and the City of Liverpool rests upon it.
Testimonials
A brilliant story - David Morrissey
A gripping adventure, beautifully written - Jeff Young (Costa Award nominee)
A strapping ride through history - Caroline Smailes
About the Author
With a background ranging from studying Russian at University College London to working for a Californian Software company and running a newspaper kiosk, JP Maxwell settled back in Liverpool in 2001 and now teaches Screenwriting and Digital Writing at Liverpool John Moores University. Although fictional, his writing directly links to an Irish and African family history in the port city and specifically Toxteth since the early 1800s. In addition to Water Street, based upon Liverpool's clandestine involvement in the American Civil War, he is writing a spy/crime novel Camper Van Woman based upon his adventures in Eastern Europe and 1980s Toxteth.