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About The Book
In occupied New York, a schoolteacher with everything to lose turns information into a weapon, threading between Redcoats and rebels as plots against Washington gather steam.
After rogue Redcoats assault her and strip her family’s Long Island farm, Abigail Trench fights to survive in New York City—tutoring in a high-ranking British officer’s Water Street household by day, navigating taverns, informants, and soldiers by night. Through Abigail’s keen eyes—and a counter-narrative following a principled British major—the novel renders the moral gray zones of occupation with gritty intimacy. As rumors swirl of a strike at General Washington, Abigail’s vantage inside upper-crust parlors and rough waterfront rooms makes her an ideal courier—and a target.
This historical thriller delivers high tension, textured world-building, and a captivating heroine who put it all on the line for freedom.
Product Details
- Publisher: Diversion Books (June 9, 2026)
- Length: 384 pages
- ISBN13: 9798895151648
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Raves and Reviews
Advance Praise for Abigail Trench:
“With an eye for remarkable detail clearly anchored in deep historical research, master storyteller Randy Overbeck delivers a rousing, top-notch tale of courage amid our nation’s struggle for independence. Overbeck offers readers an array of memorable characters who struggle to make their way in a young New York City beset with Redcoats, poverty, garbage, and a populace bitterly divided between rebels and loyalists.”
—William Kent Kreuger, New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author
“Overbeck has crafted an outstanding work of historical fiction in which he brings those dangerous and daring times of the Revolutionary War alive. The character of Abigail Trench is a model of courage and resilience not just for the Revolutionary era but for our times as well. Outstanding!”
—James R. Benn, author of the Billy Boyle WWII mysteries
“It is particularly rewarding to see a female character written this way without distortion or excess, and her contribution is neither overstated nor diminished, but simply acknowledged as essential to the larger story. A very nicely crafted historical drama.”
—Reader Views
“With its textured world building, escalating tension, and emotionally grounded heroine, Abigail Trench delivers a high intensity read that highlights both the brutality of war and the bravery found within it.”
—Still Moments Magazine
"Abigail Trench is an accessible, vivid piece of historical fiction that blends Revolutionary War intrigue with a personal story of survival and self-invention. It’s a story with grit, momentum, and real affection for the people history usually leaves at the edges."
—Literary Titan
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