Samson and the Charleston Spy – A Lowcountry Adventure Book 1 By Paul A. Barra – Silver Dagger Book Tours. Genre: Middle Grade Historical Adventure Mystery. The protagonist of SAMSON AND THE CHARLESTON SPY may be the definitive underrepresented voice in middle-grade fiction today: he’s a boy and a Southerner, confronting the Civil War from the Confederate perspective. The book is an historically accurate and action-packed adventure/mystery. Read excerpt and guest post. Enter giveaway.