I’m back at Sleuthsayers, the mystery blog, today, writing about one of my favorite historical figures.

He was a man named Gouverneur Morris, who was a rake and scoundrel at the time of the American Revolution. His sexual exploits are legendary, as was the fact that he wore a wooden leg. (He lost his left leg in a carriage accident while in his twenties.)

He stands out in history for the work he did on the writing of the U.S. Constitution. Among other things, he gave America a phrase that we invoke to this very day whenever we speak of the document.

No, I won’t spoil it for you. You’ll have to read the story for yourself.

The link to the blog post is here.

If you like my work, kindly consider bookmarking Sleuthsayers. The next post will be in three weeks, in the depths of October. I’m planning something appropriately spooky and morbid.

If you’re looking for reading material during this hellish time, I hope you’ll consider one of my books or my wife’s. If ever there was a time for escapism, it’s now!

The e-book versions of both of my two most recent books, Murder on Book Row and the fantasy novel, Sorceress Kringle, are available at almost every online retailer. You can order print copies at the usual suspects online, or autographed copies from Malaprop’s, the bookstore in my nabe.

Independence Hall photo credit: Phillip Goldsberry on Unsplash