“The Fifth Assassin” by Brad Meltzer
This is the second book in the Culper Ring trilogy.
Archivist Beecher White is working with his mentor Tot Westman at the National Archives.
They are also both members of a secret society started by George Washington…..the Culper Ring was started to save, if needed, the Presidency. Not the President, but, the Presidency.
Even if it means taking down the current President, or saving them.
Beecher heard about the first killing of a preacher the day after it happened.
The person, according to Beecher, who killed that preacher did a perfect imitation of John Wilkes Booth killing Abraham Lincoln. Same kind of gun, same time of day, same shot to the head.
The second murder, again according to Beecher, was a perfect imitation of the assasination of James Garfield.
WTF? Beecher thinks someone is practicing to kill the current President…..Orson Wallace.
And Beecher has suspects: His childhood best friend Marshall, his first crush, Clementine, and Clementine’s crazy father, Nico (who already has tried to kill one President and is now in an insane assylum).
Then a third murder (imitating William McKinley) then a fourth (imitating JFK).
Then……..
Oh, to find out what happens you will have to read the book. 🙂
“The Fifth Assassin” is a great book steeped in history, intrigue, and…..murder.
Brad Meltzer at his best!
