In the fall of 1864, the leaders of the dying Confederacy decide to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln from the streets of Washington, and hold him for a king's ransom. They assign the plot to Philip Bartlett, their best agent. Bartlett hates the mission, but he will follow orders. Meanwhile, Captain Peter Murphy, a young Union officer damaged by two years of warfare, is sent to Washington for a few months of rest. Bartlett and Murphy come from different worlds, but in wartime Washington their paths will cross and history will be changed. Cover illustration: Tom Mullin
In the fall of 1864, the leaders of the dying Confederacy decide to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln from the streets of Washington, and hold him for a king's ransom. They assign the plot to Philip Bartlett, their best agent. Bartlett hates the mission, but he will follow orders. Meanwhile, Capta...