Espionage played a vital role during theAmerican Revolution in Rhode Island. The British and Americans each employedspies to discover the secrets, plans and positions of their enemy. Continentalnavy lieutenant John Trevett dressed as an ordinary sailor, grew out his beardand went from tavern to tavern in Newport gathering intelligence. MetcalfBowler became a traitor on the order of Benedict Arnold, as he spied for theBritish while serving as a Patriot leader in Providence. Disguised as a peddler, Ann Bates spiedfor the British during the Rhode Island Campaign. When caught, one spy paid with his life, while others suffered in jail. AuthorChristian M. McBurney, for the first time, unravels the world of spiesand covert operations in Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War.