Irish Falls

In the summer in 1866, the Fenian Brotherhood invades Canada, and Rory Chase is drafted into the grassroots effort to stop them. Though still reeling from her time spying for the Union cause during America's Civil War, Rory must infiltrate the Brotherhood's bold nationalist plan along New York's northern border. With Irish Falls, Tim Wendel brings us to real battlegrounds and backrooms of this tumultuous period. Experienced combatants, the Fenians's goal is to seize land in a fragmented Canada, still a colony of Great Britain, and exchange such territory for land back in their beloved Ireland.Alongside her close companions at the Niagara Falls' Cataract House, Rory also gains support from Colin Holahan, a handsome Irish immigrant, and Thomas D'Arcy McGee, the rising Canadian politician and poet. Rory's mission, on orders of Secretary of State William Seward, is to gather intelligence that will inform the American response. But, as personal and political boundaries are crossed, will Rory be able to find the right path to keep herself, her loved ones, and her country safe?In this fast-paced and emotional narrative, readers will discover a thrilling and forgotten chapter of history along the US-Canadian border.