The Serpent's Hand (en Inglés) - Carter Hopkins

"...a fast-paced murder mystery brimming with action and intrigue." - Kirkus Reviews

Washington City-March, 1862. Civil war is upon us. A killer is among us. As the war rages on, soldiers, thieves and spies descend upon the nation's capital and transform Washington City into a den of violence and vice. In the shadows, a serial killer is watching and waiting to strike.

Metropolitan Police officer, Levi Love, is patrolling the darkened alleyways of Washington City when the yellow glow of his lantern light falls upon a pool of blood and the butchered body of an unknown woman. Levi soon discovers the gruesome murder wasn't an isolated act of passion. The killer was sending a message-a message for Levi.

Levi is still at the scene when Jessica Craft, a beautiful heiress and journalist, arrives with an encoded letter. The letter, received hours before the murder, foretold of the heinous crime and promises there are more murders to come.

Levi and Jessica's investigation leads them deep into the criminal world of a hidden brotherhood who hold a secret so powerful it could destroy the Union. To protect the secret, the killer claims one victim after another and soon turns his sights on Levi and Jessica. With the killer close behind, Levi and Jessica are drawn from the darkest alleys to the grand ballrooms of the City's elite in a race to unmask the killer and expose the secret before the Union, and their very lives, are lost.