From Library Journal In the exciting conclusion to the series， secret agent Laurel Bartlett returns home after spying on the Confederacy during the Civil War to contemplate marrying her fianc?， a former Confederate soldier with whom she's found faith and love. When a murderer strikes， Laurel takes a position on the local newspaper to investigate the crime and learns that her own role in the fall of Richmond on April 3， 1865 is a key. There has also been more than one murder; cryptic clues from the killer， who calls himself "Abaddon"--a Biblical name--pinpoint her as the next victim. Roddy throws light on contemporary male views of a woman ahead of her time and the uneasy return of Union and Confederate soldiers trying to resume their normal lives. This is an intriguing mystery， wrapped up too soon， that series fans will enjoy. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information， Inc. Book Description Laurel has promised to take one more assignment as a Pinkerton Detective before she marries Ridge. But before she can start a new case involving the building of the transcontinental railroad， she discovers the murder of someone extremely close to her. She vows to find the murderer and bring him to justice.Could the murder be connected to Laurel's war-time spying? And who could have learned her carefully held secret? She's told only three people what she did--and now one of them is dead. As Laurel searches for the killer， she also struggles over her love for Ridge. Is love enough to overcome the bitter wartime memories of a Northerner and a Southerner?Her aunt says that there comes a time when no one can help except God. What will it take for Laurel to reach that point? And will God answer her prayer when she hasn't been on very good terms with Him?