A wandering spirit from the civil war posesses the bodies of the living. A modern Civil-War mystery that strays into the paranormal. Doughty always delivers a good read. Set in modern times, against the backdrop of Civil War Reenactment meetings, the story unfolds when a spirit possesses the weak and the vulnerable to wreak revenge on the unsuspecting descendants of his enemies. Thought-provoking, and an eerie, colorfully written book set against the backdrop of re-enactments of Civil War battles. 215 pages. Violence. Adult language.