for john , the very best part of my heart table of contents prologue chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter 13 chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 22 chapter 23 chapter 24 chapter 25 chapter 26 chapter 27 chapter 28 chapter 29 chapter 30 chapter 31 chapter 32 chapter 33 chapter 34 read on for a sneak peek at the next adventure in the phantom knights series chapter 1 acknowledgements authors historical note about the author prologue bess 20 may 1814 baltimore my father once said that to have a truly successful spy organization you must have the presence of mind always to be seven steps ahead of everyone else .