The Lincoln Deception (Dr. Jamie Fraser & Speed Cook, #1)

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A deathbed confession and a long hidden conspiracy are at the heart of a riveting historical mystery centered on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.In March 1900, as former Congressman John Bingham of Ohio lies dying, he begins to tell a strange tale to his physician, Dr Jamie Fraser Bingham famously prosecuted eight members of John Wilkes Booth s plot to kill Lincoln But during the 1865 trial, conspirator Mary Surratt divulged a secret so explosive it could shatter the republic.Though Bingham takes the secret to his grave, Fraser cannot let go of the mystery Bored with smalltown medical practice, he begins to investigate, securing an unlikely ally in Speed Cook, a black, college educated professional ballplayer and would be newspaper publisher Cook is fascinated by Fraser s inquiry and, like Fraser, thinks the accepted version of Lincoln s assassination rings false Was Booth truly the mastermind or were other, powerful forces pulling the strings From Maryland to New York City, from Indiana to Washington, Fraser and Cook track down key figures and witnesses, including Mary Surratt s neurotic daughter Anna Booth s nephew, actor Creston Clarke and Clarke s attractive business manager, Mrs Eliza Scott Piece by piece the truth emerges, separating fact from rumor, innocent from guilty, and revealing a story of greed, ambition, courage, and tragedy.Blending real and fictional characters, The Lincoln Deception is a superbly researched, brilliantly plotted and thoroughly gripping mystery that explores one of the nation s darkest and most fascinating eras and the conspiracy that changed world history. Download The Lincoln Deception (Dr. Jamie Fraser & Speed Cook, #1) Author David O. 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was really the person pulling the strings for the assassination It sounds to me as though David Stewart found an interesting nugget during his research, but not enough to substantiate it for there to be a non fiction book To explore his op Dr Fraser is...What a great tale of historical fiction, yet routed in a conspiracy that is very likely true Engaging characters and excellent scene development Just the right length to set the tone and the story line I enjoyed the...In The Lincoln Deception, David O Stewart writes a credible historical mystery in which his characters are uncovering a historical mystery On the cusp of the new 20th century, small town Ohio doctor Jamie Frasier listens to a deathbed confession revealing that John Wilkes Booth may not have been acting as a lone assassin when he killed Abraham Lincoln Frasier becomes obsessed with tracking down what may be the true story of a multilayered conspiracy that had remained hidden for decades Joine In The Lincoln Deception, David O Stewart writes a credible historical mystery in which his characters are uncovering a historical mystery On the cusp of the new 20th century, small town Ohio doctor Jamie Frasier listens to a deathbed confession revealing that John Wilkes Booth may not have been acting as a lone assassin when he killed Abraham Lincoln Frasier becomes obsessed with tracking down what may be the true story of a multilayered conspiracy that had remained hidden for decades Joined by Speed Cook, a Black college educated newspaperman who was one of the last black baseball pla...his deathbed, John Bingham tells his doctor that during the trials of the Lincoln assassination, Mary Surratt confessed a secret to him which would have been so destructive to the Union that he and the only other man to know the secret swore to take it to their graves After Bingham s death, his doctor teams up with an aspiring newspaper entrepreneur to uncover the secret.This sounded a lot better than it turned out to be I thought it would be a fun co his deathbed, John Bingham tells his doctor that during the trials of the Lincoln assassination, Mary Surratt confessed a se...The Lincoln Deception by David O Stewart is an August 2013 Kensington publication I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.It has been thirty five years since Lincoln was assassinated Now, Dr Fraser, a small town country doctor from Cadiz, has heard a death bed confession from the lawyer that prosecuted the Booth conspirators, and a certain Mrs Surratt When asked by the man s daughters to put their father s professional papers in order, Fraser becomes obsessed by The Lincoln Deception by David O Stewart is an August 2013 Kensington publication I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.It has been thirty five years since Lincoln was assassinated Now, Dr Fraser, a small town country doctor from Cadiz, has heard a death bed confession from the lawyer that prosecuted the Booth conspirators, and a certain Mrs Surratt When ask...I was fortunate to attend a book signing with noted historian and author David O Stewart a few weeks ago I left totally intrigued with the premise of The Lincoln Deception, the amount of research he put into it, and the real life characters possibly involved interwoven throughout Mr Stewart offers a plausible narrative for the mysteries and questions surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and it s made me want to pull out my college history book How...The Lincoln Deception is a great what if concept a what if the truth were different than what we ve heard, read or learned from an historical event Was John Wilkes Booth the lone mastermind and assassin in the killing of Abraham Lincoln in 1865, or was it a conspiracy by unknowns I liked how author David Stewart based the story on a true deathbed statement from John Bingham, the lead prosecutor o...On his deathbed, former Ohio Congressman and prosecutor of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, John Bingham, tells his doctor Jamie Fraser, that Mary Surratt divulged a secret to him that, if known, would shatter the republic He took that secret to the grave The idea of this secret peeked Fraser s curiosity It is 1900 and 35 years after the assassination As he is helping Bingham s family sort his papers, he finds a large collection of materials related to the assassination and begins to On his deathbed, former Ohio Congressman and prosecutor of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, John Bingham,...This book obviously digs into one of the big tragedies of our country, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln It s been 35 yrs since his death and the prosecutor in the trial, Mr Bingham, is dying His young Dr, Dr Frazier, comes to check on him daily During his last visit he leaves a clue about the assassination plot told to him by Mrs Surratt He is taking her confession to his death bed When he passes his daughters ask Dr Frazier to go through his voluminous paperwork from the trial and This book obviously digs into one of the big tragedies of our country, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln It s been 35 yrs since his death and the prosecutor in the trial, Mr Bingham, is dying His young Dr, Dr Frazier, comes to check on him daily During his last visit he leaves a clue about the assassinat...

The Lincoln Deception (Dr. Jamie Fraser & Speed Cook, #1)
  • English
  • 10 July 2018
  • Paperback
  • 262 pages
  • 0758290675
  • David O. Stewart
  • The Lincoln Deception (Dr. Jamie Fraser & Speed Cook, #1)