The Tales of Zebadiah Creed (Book 3)
Framed for murder, Zebadiah finds himself in a New Orleans prison cell next to Willie Dan, a cold-blooded killer. As Zeb is sent to the swamps on a chain gang to build a road for the Hydras plantation, he is thrust into a conspiracy of confederates, whose efforts to build a circle of slave states are just beginning to take hold. Zeb is forced back to New Orleans to assassinate General Sam Houston, future president of the new Republic of Texas. The assassination is thwarted, sending Zebadiah racing up the Mississippi River to Anna, his one true love, before Willie Dan can reach her.