The Fifth Assassin (The Culper Ring Series Book 2)

Name: The Fifth Assassin (The Culper Ring Series Book 2)
Price: 7.99 USD
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Rating: 4.2 (4176 reviews)
Author: Brad Meltzer

by Brad Meltzer

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4.2 (4,176)

4.2 stars from 4,176 reviews. Top 58% of Mystery Thriller books we track.

426 pages~7.1 hr readPublished by Hachette UKPublished 2013-01-31

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy thrillers that weave real historical events into fictional conspiracies without feeling ridiculous.
You like protagonists who solve problems by being clever and resourceful rather than physically powerful.
You appreciate when an author does their homework and sprinkles genuine history throughout the plot.

Maybe not for you if...

You find extensive historical tangents annoying and just want a straightforward modern thriller.
You prefer standalone novels over series and don't want to pick up book one first.
You're sceptical of conspiracy theories and find the premise implausible from the start.

About this book

Beecher White must stop a killer in Washington, D.C. who is meticulously recreating the crimes of four notorious assassins. Throughout history, there have been more than two dozen assassination attempts on the President of the United States, four of which were successful. Historians have classified these four assassins as lone wolves, but Beecher discovers the truth: all four assassins were secretly working together over the course of a hundred years. As Beecher investigates, he uncovers their purpose, their true employers, and their plan to kill the current President. His investigation leads him to a terrifying discovery: a fifth assassin.

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Currently around #25K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller.

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Currently 4.2★ from 4,176 reviews

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