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Washington, D.C., 1861: As america teeters on the brink of civil warfare, Colonel Charles P. Rook organizes security in the country's capital and monitors the death threats pouring in to the White House. He surrounds Abraham Lincoln with bodyguards, covers rooftops with sharpshooters, and investigates gossips of conspiracy fomented by secessionists. Yet amid the chaos and distress, a inexplicable killer slips in to the teeming city. Appointed by a prosperous Southern planter to get rid of Leader Lincoln and demolish the Union forever, the assassin attracts Rook's attention by reducing anyone who gets in his way. As the bodies begin to accumulate, Rook realizes he's caught in an unhealthy game of kitten and mouse with a cold-blooded killer who'll stop at little or nothing to complete his objective. Rook's only trust is Portia, a runaway slave who keeps the key to the assassin's personality - if she can stay alive long enough to provide it. Packed with dynamic characters, wealthy period details, and a chillingly sinister villain, The First Assassin is a riveting thriller for lovers of historical fiction.
