The Cosgrove Report: Being the Private Inquiry of a Pinkerton Detective into the Death of President Lincoln
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802144071 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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A must-read for mystery buffs and Civil War buffs Even though this book is out of print (and why don't they re-issue it?) I'm surprised to see that no one has yet reviewed this clever, well-researched, provacative book. Whether you love a well-crafted whodunnit or enjoy exploring the times, mores, people and events surrounding the Civil War and the assasination of Abrah. A masterful piece of writing! William R. Lawson I just read the two previous reviews of this book and was mildly disappointed. "The Cosgrove Report" has a literary dimension that goes well beyond the suggestion that its basically a pretty well-written historical "who-done-it."I stumbled upon it while rotating a bookrack late one night next to the checkout counter of a. A wonderful flight of fancy disguised as history This is a must read for any stident of the lincoln assaination or for anyone who likes historical fiction with a revisionist bent. In 1868, Nicholas Cosgrove a super secret Pinkerton Detective is summoned to Washington to reopen the investigation into whether or not it was really booth who was captured and killed at Garr
His assignment is to verify the historical accuracy of the papers, which reveal the shocking cover-up of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the alleged capture and death of John Wilkes Booth. The Cosgrove Report is both a gripping historical thriller and a new and entirely plausible solution to that still unanswered question: Why was Abraham Lincoln murdered? Republished to coincide with the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth, this is a novel of immense power and imagination, based on meticulous research into the government’s official records of the assassination and the forgotten memoirs of many eyewitnesses. The novel opens when a recently discovered nineteenth-century manuscript falls into the hands of modern-day private investigator Michael Croft
A must for lovers of history and stylish writing, mystery fans, adventure and assassination buffs.” Arlene FrancisAn enthralling, beautifully constructed mystery.” Harriet Van HorneO’Toole makes such a convincing eyewitness, I almost suspect he was there. You’re in for a treat you’ll be talking about for a long time.” Newport News Daily PressA first-rate thriller by any standards a truly distinctive historical detective story. Don’t tell anyone how it ends.” The Pittsburgh PressContains more factual information about the truth of the assassination and the alleged conspiracy than I have seen in print anywhere Lovers of mystery stories will fin