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The Lincoln Letter

by William Martin
Tor. Aug. 2012. c.448p. ISBN 9780765321985. $25.99. F
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What were Abraham Lincoln's innermost thoughts about slavery during the early days of the Civil War? And what if he had written them down in a diary that might just exist today? Martin's fourth thriller (after City of Dreams) featuring Peter Fallon and Evangeline Carrington details their efforts to keep the diary from unscrupulous individual who would corrupt Lincoln's words to further their own aims. As always, there is action as well as solid history as the novel jumps from today back to Washington during the Civil War.
VERDICT While this new work is rich with the historical detail that Martin's readers have come to expect from his books, the premise is weak. Why would anyone want to kill either to stop or to encourage the publication of Lincoln's evolving stand on emancipation? Regardless, followers of the series will love the book, and newcomers will find that it stands on its own quite well.
Reviewed by Robert Conroy, Warren, MI , Jun 15, 2012
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