Lincoln's Grave Robbers / Steve Sheinkin
A true crime thriller -- the tale of the brazen attempt to
steal Abraham Lincoln's body!
“The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their plan: grab Lincoln's body from its Springfield tomb, stash it in the sand dunes near Lake Michigan, and demand, as a ransom, the release of Ben Boyd --and $200,000 in cash. . . . The plot moves toward a wild climax as robbers and lawmen converge at Lincoln's tomb on election night: November 7, 1876.” (www.Amazon.com; 4/10/2013)
“The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their plan: grab Lincoln's body from its Springfield tomb, stash it in the sand dunes near Lake Michigan, and demand, as a ransom, the release of Ben Boyd --and $200,000 in cash. . . . The plot moves toward a wild climax as robbers and lawmen converge at Lincoln's tomb on election night: November 7, 1876.” (www.Amazon.com; 4/10/2013)
Out of the Easy / Ruta Sepetys
It's 1950 and the French Quarter of New
Orleans simmers with secrets. Josie Moraine dreams of college and life in a
town where she is not known as the daughter of a brother prostitute. “But a
mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that
will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie
Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street.”
“Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.” (www.Amazon.com; 4/102013)
“Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.” (www.Amazon.com; 4/102013)
Under Shifting Glass / Nicky Singer
Jess discovered a mysterious glass flask in the hidden compartment of an antique desk. The flask’s surface swirls with iridescent colors, and Jess sees something inside it. Something magic; something with a soul. And when her twin brothers are born critically ill, Jess wonders if the force inside the flask holds the key to saving the boys and her family.(www.amazon.com; 4/10/2013)
Black ice : Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins/
Andrew Lane
Andrew Lane
Teenage Sherlock Holmes takes on a
heinous crime . . . and a brother with blood on his hands
When Sherlock and Amyus Crowe, his American tutor, visit
Sherlock’s brother, Mycroft, in London, all they are expecting is lunch and
some polite conversation. Instead, they discover a locked room, a dead body,
and Mycroft holding a knife.(www.amazon.com; 4/10/2013)
