One war. One stolen identity. One signature that could save everything—or destroy it all.
Tennessee, 1862. As the American Civil War rages, Elias Turner, a literate enslaved man, faces an impossible truth: his wife and children are about to be sold. When he stumbles upon the corpse of a Confederate courier, Elias makes a fateful decision—he takes the man's uniform, his documents… and his name.
Armed only with forged papers and his determination, Elias infiltrates the Confederate army as a messenger, carrying secrets through a war that wants him dead. Every letter delivered, every forged signature, draws him closer to his family—and closer to the gallows. As the Battle of Shiloh looms, Elias must decide how far he is willing to go to reclaim his life, and whether freedom is worth the cost of becoming someone else.
La Firma Robada (The Stolen Signature) is a powerful historical novel about identity, resistance, and the quiet rebellion of the written word. Blending cinematic tension with emotional depth, Carlos Cabezas López delivers an unforgettable story of survival, deception, and love in the face of war.
A pen. A lie. A chance to rewrite history.
