Assassin of Shadows: A Novel

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Synopsis
The latest historical thriller by New York Times Notable mystery author Lawrence Goldstone plunges readers into the dramatic events surrounding the assassination of President William McKinley.Just after 4 p.m. on September 6, 1901, twenty-eight year old anarchist Leon Czolgosz pumped two shots into the chest and abdomen of President William McKinley. Czolgosz had been on a receiving line waiting to shake the president&’s hand, his revolver concealed in an oversized bandage covering his right hand and wrist. McKinley had two Secret Service agents by his side, but neither made a move to stop the assailant. After he was apprehended, Czolgosz said simply, &“I done my duty.&” Both law enforcement and the press insisted that Czolgosz was merely the tip of a vast and murderous conspiracy, likely instigated by the &“high priestess of anarchy,&” Emma Goldman. To untangle its threads and bring the remaining conspirators to justice, the president&’s most senior advisors choose two other Secret Service agents, Walter George and Harry Swayne. What they uncover will not only absolve the anarchists, but also expose a plot that will threaten the foundations of American democracy, and likely cost them their lives. As in his other brilliant novels combining history and fiction, Lawrence Goldstone creates a remarkable and chilling tableau, filled with suspense and unexpected turns of fate, detailing events that actually might have happened. As Publishers Weekly observed in its starred review of the &“exceptional thriller,&” Deadly Cure, &“Goldstone again blends fact and fiction seamlessly.&”
Copyright:
2019

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ISBN-13:
9781643131870
Related ISBNs:
9781643131306
Publisher:
Pegasus Books
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Copyrighted By:
Lawrence Goldstone
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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Bookshare Staff
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