Nathan Culper

I 'm well into novel #3, tentatively titled The Nathan Culper Ring or The Nathan Culper Family, or Brotherhood or Syndicate. A group of hyper-,  right wing "patriots" are determined to complete ethnic cleansing in US university and college faculties. One page into chapter 14 (p. 61). Yes, Ryan and Gillian play the key roles! Any suggestions about the title?

James Fenimore Cooper

I'm reading  Fenimore Cooper's The Spy which is based on the Culper Ring, the first espionage group;  it was created by George Washington.

I'm familiar with Mark Twain's article, published in The Atlantic I think when William Dean Howells was the editor, entitled "The Literary Offenses of James Fenimore Coper." As I slog through The Spy, I think Twain actually gave Cooper a pass. I feel like I'm pushing a snow plow.

Ryan Graves

Ryan called me to tell me he was weary because I  seem to want to speak for him all the time. You may remember him in Songs of Sadness, Songs of Love. Or, maybe you met him in The China-Africa Parallax: A Ryan and Gillian Mystery. (I'll admit Ryan is also prominent in The Nathan Culper  Brotherhood: A Ryan and Gillian Novel.)


To make a long story a shorter one, Ryan Graves has his own page at facebook. Since there are so many Ryan Graves in the world, Ryan's using the initial for his first name, James. You can find him on facebook at J. Ryan Graves.

Another new title?

Indeed, it's another new title for Novel #3. I've already explained about Nathan Hale and the Culper Spy Ring. There's another Nathan, Nathan Bedford Forrest, a highly-ranked Confederate officer during the Civil War. He helped to form the KKK, saying it was a good idea to keep "the n-----s in their place." Consequently, Novel #3 is now carrying the working title of The Nathan Culper Brotherhood.