{"product_id":"hour-of-peril-paperback","title":"Hour of Peril - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Stashower\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles Spicer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's history that reads like a race-against-the-clock thriller.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarlan Coben\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Stashower, the two-time Edgar award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful Cigar Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, uncovers the riveting true story of the \"Baltimore Plot,\" an audacious conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War in THE HOUR OF PERIL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February of 1861, just days before he assumed the presidency, Abraham Lincoln faced a \"clear and fully-matured\" threat of assassination as he traveled by train from Springfield to Washington for his inauguration. Over a period of thirteen days the legendary detective Allan Pinkerton worked feverishly to detect and thwart the plot, assisted by a captivating young widow named Kate Warne, America's first female private eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Lincoln's train rolled inexorably toward \"the seat of danger,\" Pinkerton struggled to unravel the ever-changing details of the murder plot, even as he contended with the intractability of Lincoln and his advisors, who refused to believe that the danger was real. With time running out Pinkerton took a desperate gamble, staking Lincoln's life--and the future of the nation--on a \"perilous feint\" that seemed to offer the only chance that Lincoln would survive to become president. Shrouded in secrecy--and, later, mired in controversy--the story of the \"Baltimore Plot\" is one of the great untold tales of the Civil War era, and Stashower has crafted this spellbinding historical narrative with the pace and urgency of a race-against-the-clock thriller. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Nonfiction Book of 2013 \u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2014 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime \u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2013 Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction \u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2014 Anthony Award for Best Critical or Non-fiction Work \u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2014 Macavity Award for Best Nonfiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDANIEL STASHOWER is an acclaimed biographer and narrative historian and winner of the Edgar, Agatha, and Anthony awards, and the Raymond Chandler Fulbright Fellowship in Detective Fiction. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAARP: The Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e as well as other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agatha Awards (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macavity Award (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anthony Awards (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47444790411442,"sku":"9781250042668","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7651b989ec7993f0fcbb6e1b9061352f.webp?v=1778711285","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/hour-of-peril-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}