Cross-Eyed Crow

About the Book

In every book written about espionage, there is always a tangled web, which must be deciphered page by page. In the history of the Civil War, there are stories of both Yankee and Confederate spies and the tactics they used to gather information for their armies. In this story, Crocker Dooms walks the tightrope of espionage as he unravels the story page by page. This story begins in the Old City of New Orleans, during the Civil War. It includes Confederate widows, clergymen, and soldiers both Yankee and Rebel, as it unfolds the tangled web of Confederate espionage, tracking the movements of a rebel version of 007 and his exciting, dangerous, and life-threatening escapades as a rebel spy in Yankee camps.

About the Author

The author was born and raised in South Florida, enlisted in service and served two tours of duty in Vietnam, in a Reconnaissance Unit. He became a student of history, including the War for Southern Indepenence. He left a clean cut simple young man who wanted to serve his country and came home with his life forever scarred, due to the wartime experiences. It was in his Recon unit that he became most interested in espionage, and has come to understand the complex life of an espionage agent, from a “NOC” (non official cover) to desk jobs at the CIA. Although never a member of the CIA, he has always been intrigued with it. He spent a lot of time in Israel, which led the FBI in the 80’s to think he was a CIA operative there, (Another Story) All these life experiences have led him to write this fiction story of The Cross Eyed Crow. He tried to couple this fiction with factual research on the Confederacy, and hopes this book will serve to make one proud of his/her Southern Heritage, as well as provide some entertaining reading.