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Now an Apple TV+ Series “A terrific narrative of the hunt for Lincoln’s killers that will mesmerize the reader from start to finish.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history--the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. From...

In 1991, Ioan Culianu was on the precipice of a brilliant academic career. Culianu had fled his native Romania and established himself as a widely admired scholar at just forty-one years old. He was teaching at the University of Chicago Divinity School where he was seen as the heir apparent to his mentor, Mircea Eliade, a fellow Romanian expatriate and the founding father of the field of religious studies, who had died a few years earlier.

Mystery. Manipulation. Murder. Cults are associated with all of these. But what really goes on inside them? More specifically, what goes on inside the minds of cult leaders and the people who join them? Based on the hit podcast Cults, this is essential reading for any true crime fan. Cults prey...

Most Americans are aware that their 16th president was mortally wounded by a man named Booth at a Washington theater in April 1865. These are facts that nobody can dispute. However, a closer look at this history-changing catastrophe raises questions that have still not been fully answered. The passing of the 150th anniversary of the United States' first presidential assassination is an ideal time for students and scholars to consider these questions.

“Makes you feel as if you are watching a live camera riveted on a courtroom more than 150 years ago.” —Diane Sawyer The true story of Abraham Lincoln’s last murder trial, a case in which he had a deep personal involvement—and which played out in the nation’s newspapers as he began...

When John Wilkes Booth fired his Derringer point-blank into President Abraham Lincoln's head, he set in motion a series of dramatic consequences that would upend the lives of ordinary Washingtonians and Americans alike. In a split second, the story of a nation was changed. During the hours that followed, America's future would hinge on what happened in a cramped back bedroom at Petersen's Boardinghouse, directly across the street from Ford's Theatre.

In this startling and original work, best-selling author Charles Higham (Howard Hughes: The Secret Life) addresses one of the greatest historical mysteries: Did John Wilkes Booth act alone on the night of Good Friday, 1865, or was he part of a wide conspiracy? Drawing from letters, diaries, previously unstudied records of official hearings, railway timetables, and obscure shipping manifests, Higham weaves a spellbinding account of intrigue.

"It's history that reads like a race-against-the-clock thriller." —Harlan Coben Daniel Stashower, the two-time Edgar award–winning author of The Beautiful Cigar Girl, uncovers the riveting true story of the "Baltimore Plot," an audacious conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve...

Murder, mob rule, and the making of Abraham Lincoln—the story of three racially motivated murders in Mississippi River towns from 1835 to 1838 that inspired the speech that put Lincoln on the national map—the Lyceum Address.

George Washington Gayle is not a name known to history. But it soon will be. Forget what you thought you knew about why Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. No, it was not mere sectional hatred, Booth’s desire to become famous, Lincoln’s advocacy of black suffrage, or a plot masterminded by Jefferson Davis to win the war by crippling the Federal government.

The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history -- the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry troops on a wild, twelve-day chase from the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland...

Napoleon famously observed that "history is a set of lies agreed upon", and Edward Steers Jr. investigates six of the most amazing frauds ever to gain wide acceptance in this engrossing book. The controversies that Steers presents show that there are two major factors involved in the success of a hoax or forgery - greed and the desire to believe.

In The Assassin’s Accomplice, historian Kate Clifford Larson tells the gripping story of Mary Surratt, a little-known conspirator in the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln, and the first woman ever to be executed by the federal government. A Confederate sympathizer, Surratt ran the boarding house where the conspirators met to plan Lincoln’s assassination. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, The Assassin’s Accomplice tells the intricate story of the Lincoln conspiracy through the eyes of its only female participant, offering a fresh perspective on America’s most famous murder.

Karen Abbott, the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and “pioneer of sizzle history” (USA Today), tells the spellbinding true story of four women who risked everything to become spies during the Civil War. Karen Abbott illuminates one of the most fascinating yet...

Racial hatred is one of the ugliest of human emotions. And the United States not only once condoned it, it also mandated it?wove it right into the fabric of American jurisprudence. Federal and state governments legally suspended the free will of blacks for 150 years and then denied blacks equal...

A shocking murder in the nations capital, the young wife of the Attorney General, Edmund Trevor, meets an untimely and mysterious end. The case is quickly closed, with a suspect possessing the means, motive, and opportunity swiftly convicted on largely circumstantial evidence. But not everyone is convinced. Discrepancies in the case spark a dangerous investigation, threatening to ensnare some of Washingtons most powerful players. As detectives and investigative reporters step delicately through this political minefield, the question remains Can they truly solve the Trevor case? (Summary by ...

Judith Richards, stone deaf, sits undisturbed in her fathers library as a man breaks into her fathers safe and is mysteriously killed by a flying blade. The shock comes when she identifies the thief as her uncles stepson. Enter Detective Ferguson, who deduces that the murderer is someone within the household. As suspicion and evidence intertwine, the truth begins to unfold. But who in the family could commit such a heinous crime? Listen to find out.

Dive into the thrilling world of Three Strings, an electrifying mystery from the renowned Inspector Mitchell series by Natalie Sumner Lincoln. A young woman stumbles upon a chilling scene in her deserted family home - a dead man in her library. But who is he? And was his death an accident or a cold-blooded murder? As she unravels her familys secrets, a tale of intrigue and suspense unfolds. - Summary by Natalie Fortier

In the quiet setting of a country house, Bruce Brainerd suddenly falls ill. A trained nurse, Vera Deane, is assigned to care for him. However, the peaceful night takes a shocking turn when Bruce is found with his throat gruesomely cut. The list of suspects includes the nurse herself, a man in love with Veras sister, and a man who mysteriously vanished on the morning of the murder. As the tension escalates, each person is scrutinized and the plot thickens. Who committed this heinous crime? The shocking truth is only revealed when the moving finger finally points to the real culprit. This ...

In a shocking turn of events, Susan Baird is discovered lifeless at her own tea-table, her death undeniably a murder. Despite the widespread belief of her penury, her will reveals a surprising inheritance for her niece Kitty. As the mystery deepens, suspicion ebbs and flows among the people in her life, including two suitors who have been the subject of Washington societys keen scrutiny. With a myriad of tantalizing yet futile clues, the plot thickens until the final chapters unravel the shocking identity of the murderer and his sinister plan. Cats Paw keeps you guessing until the very end, ...