Welcome to another episode of A Baker’s Perspective Podcast! Today I’m chatting with author Peggy Wirgau about her novel, To Outwit Them All, and all things history and research!
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About Peggy
A Michigan native, Peggy Wirgau now lives in Arvada, Colorado. She loves bringing history to life for readers, writing about real unsung women who faced extraordinary challenges and became heroes. Her debut novel, The Stars in April, is based on the true story of a twelve-year-old Titanic survivor.
Her second novel is set to release in October 2025. To Outwit Them All is based on the true story of the only female member of George Washington’s Culper Ring. Now available for pre-order!
Peggy has also written for Appleseeds, Insight, Learning Through History, and contributed to Why? Titanic Moments by Yvonne Lehman. Her blog features in-depth Titanic stories, and her followers include descendants of the ship’s real-life victims and survivors. See Blog for more details.
A graduate of Michigan State University and George Mason University, Peggy is an active member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Historical Novel Society, and Colorado Authors League. She loves to travel and explore historical sites. She and her husband have two adult children and three grandchildren.
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To Outwit Them All
To Outwit Them All Author Peggy Wirgau
Published by Iron Stream Media
on October 14, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Christian / Historical, Fiction / Christian / Women, Fiction / Historical / Colonial America & Revolution, Fiction / Historical / General
Pages: 362
Amazon"Into the Lions' den I go..."
Betty Floyd's uncle risked his life when he signed the Declaration of Independence, yet she is the epitome of British loyalty and social grace in 1779. Attempting to ignore the war, she attends New York's balls and soirees with the Crown's officers, but the city is a dangerous place for someone with Patriot ties. When a soldier she has befriended is murdered at a British prison, Betty is driven to choose sides and join General Washington's covert spy group, the Culper Ring.
Her social calendar provides the perfect backdrop to dance with the enemy, and she catches the eye of the charming Major John André, Britain's Director of Intelligence. Garnering timely information for the Patriots becomes a never-ending balancing act, amid heightened collision between duty to her country and deepening feelings for André. When the slightest misstep could expose her and the entire Ring, a traitorous plot conducted by Benedict Arnold unfolds, and Betty is led to the very brink of death. Will she outwit the enemy, or will her flirtations with danger cost her everything?