by Brad Meltzer
First published 2013
Beecher White makes a chilling discovery in Washington, D.C. A killer is methodically recreating the assassination methods used by John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, and the other two men who successfully killed American presidents. Historians have always viewed these four assassins as isolated actors who struck alone. Beecher's investigation reveals something far more disturbing. Over the span of a century, all four killers were part of a coordinated conspiracy. As Beecher digs deeper into this hidden network, he realizes the group's work is not finished. They are preparing to strike again, targeting the current president. The pattern suggests a fifth assassin will complete their mission. Beecher races to understand who controls this century-spanning plot and what drives their deadly agenda. His search for answers puts him on a collision course with forces that have operated in shadow for generations. The truth about presidential assassinations will force Beecher to confront an enemy unlike any he has faced.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, conspiracy-theory, historical-mystery
Setting: Washington, D.C.
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century, 21st-century
436 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group