The Lincoln Conspiracy
- ISBN-10
- 0345496787
- ISBN-13
- 9780345496782
- Series
- The Lincoln Conspiracy
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 358
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Author
- Timothy L. O'Brien
Description
As the nation mourns the death of President Abraham Lincoln, Detective Temple McFadden discovers two diaries--one belonging to Mary Todd Lincoln, the other penned by John Wilkes Booth--that reveal a shocking conspiracy behind Lincoln's assassination.
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