A Spy for Hannibal A Novel of Carthage

219 B.C. These are trying times for the Phoenician city-state of Carthage. Soon there will be another war with Rome. The brilliant young general, Hannibal is preparing to advance across the Alps to approach Rome from the north. Can this bold, dangerous march succeed? In A SPY FOR HANIBAL, Elisabeth Roberts Craft has skillfully blended the story of Hannibal's famous march with the creation of an interesting and accurate historical sidelight. The result is a fascinating look at the ancient world and the people who inhabited it.

Elisabeth Roberts Craft traveled extensively for many years as a court reporter. She became an amateur archeologist who also reconstructed pottery for the Smithsonian Institution. Nearing seventy, she turned to writing and wrote four novels before she died in 2010.