One of the books I read last semester is "Lincoln's Graves Robbers" by Steve Sheinkin. This book is a 214-page novel. This was based on real story. The book is about a gang of robbers who want to steal Lincoln to get their leader back because he is in prison. He went to prison because he was a counterfeiter, he was using fake money to buy things. there a detective who is friend of Lincoln's son, this detective named Tyrrell who suspects that there a gang that are trying to rob Lincoln's Body, but his ignored by his boss because they think he is acting up because he has always been closed to Lincoln's family.
I liked this book because the action in this true crime thriller alternates among the conspirators, the Secret service agents on their trail, and the undercover double agent moving back and forth between the two groups. Along the way, get a glimpse into the inner workings of counterfeiting, graves robbing, detective work, and the early days of the secret service. The plot move toward a wild climax as robbers and lawn-men converge at Lincoln's tomb on election night, 1879.
what I would like to change about this book is one of the character, Tyrell because he is trying to track down the counterfeiter, but he is mostly stopped by his boss because this case involved Tyrell's friend, who is Lincoln's son. To solve this case Tyrell doesn't get much help from his boss or the other detectives. In other word I would've liked to see this characters having more resources to track down the Lincoln's graves robbers.
Wow this book sounds really good! I love reading books that contain true crime thrillers because it makes things even more eerie and fascinating.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading this book a while back, I never got to finish it but I might pick it up again soon to finish up the plot!
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