The Bookworm says... Not for me. Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson was not an enjoyable book for me to read. This is the documentation of President Lincoln's assassination, other attempted murders, and the manhunt that followed. The thrilling chase filled with blood, sweat, and lies lasted days until John Wilkes Booth was shot in a tobacco barn. This was an assigned summer reading novel, and I did not find it to be intriguing; unless of course, you are a fan of nonfiction novels! Based off of telegrams, documents, letters, and photographs from the manhunt, Chasing Lincoln's Killer was an educational recollection of President Lincoln's Assassination.
"The newspaper articles described some aspects of the assassination but cut off before the end of the story. I knew I had to find the rest of the story. This book is my way of doing that."- James L. Swanson, author
