First published 2006
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln sparks a desperate manhunt across the Civil War-torn country. Union cavalry and detectives pursue the notorious actor John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, through the streets of Washington, the swamps of Maryland, and the forests of Virginia. As the nation watches in horror, Booth evades capture, driven by a twisted desire for vengeance against the North's victory. In a gripping race against time, the hunters close in, determined to bring the assassin to justice.
Genres: biography, american-civil-war, historical-fiction, crime, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: manhunt, race-against-time
Setting: United States
Period: 19th century
448 pages · Hardcover · Mariner Books