He is a pretty interesting writer. He specialize in alternative history. His most recent work is "Liberty: 1784 The Second War of Independence. It is pretty good.
The book starts with the execution of George Washington who is beheaded in the Tower of London after being defeated at the battle of Yorktown. The revolution has failed and many of the leaders have been captured and imprisoned. But a core of rebels remain and they have migrated to the Chicago area where they build an independent state called Liberty. The Brits decide to crush the rest of the rebellion and send an army to destroy the rebels.
Conroy mixes historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Banastre Tarleton, Simon Ginty, George Rodgers Clark and General John Burgoyne with fictional characters of his own creation. He crafts an interesting and plausible alternative history that is great reading for fans of the Revolutionary period.
Highly recommended.
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We watched a Harry Bosh episode on Netflix the other night. I don't know if Connelly was involved w/ the screenplay but it was embarrassingly bad. They had a good cast.
Sounds like it would make a cool TV Mini-series. I like alternative history.
Sounds fun!
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