The Sixth Conspirator: A Novel
Acclaimed historical novelist Max Byrd delivers a riveting account of America's secret mission to track down the conspirators in Lincoln's assassination. The Sixth Conspirator is both a fascinating spy story and irresistible love story.



The assassination of Abraham Lincoln set off a hysterical burst of international conspiracy theories, with all eyes turning first to Canada-once a hotbed of Confederate plots-and then, as evidence mounted, to the Catholic Church and Rome.



Now from bestselling author Max Byrd, comes a long forgotten true story: a confidential mission to track down and capture any Europeans (and fugitive Confederates) who may have aided John Wilkes Booth. Drawn from State Department archives and personal letters and diaries, The Sixth Conspirator recounts the dramatic journey of George H. Sharpe, General Ulysses S. Grant's real-life spymaster, to three European capitals.



Along the way Byrd creates a panorama of wonderfully-realized characters, great and small, fictional and real. In deeply researched, fascinating historical detail, he carries us back to another reality-the far away mid-nineteenth century world from which our America slowly emerged.
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The Sixth Conspirator: A Novel
Acclaimed historical novelist Max Byrd delivers a riveting account of America's secret mission to track down the conspirators in Lincoln's assassination. The Sixth Conspirator is both a fascinating spy story and irresistible love story.



The assassination of Abraham Lincoln set off a hysterical burst of international conspiracy theories, with all eyes turning first to Canada-once a hotbed of Confederate plots-and then, as evidence mounted, to the Catholic Church and Rome.



Now from bestselling author Max Byrd, comes a long forgotten true story: a confidential mission to track down and capture any Europeans (and fugitive Confederates) who may have aided John Wilkes Booth. Drawn from State Department archives and personal letters and diaries, The Sixth Conspirator recounts the dramatic journey of George H. Sharpe, General Ulysses S. Grant's real-life spymaster, to three European capitals.



Along the way Byrd creates a panorama of wonderfully-realized characters, great and small, fictional and real. In deeply researched, fascinating historical detail, he carries us back to another reality-the far away mid-nineteenth century world from which our America slowly emerged.
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The Sixth Conspirator: A Novel

The Sixth Conspirator: A Novel

by Max Byrd

Narrated by Paul Boehmer

Unabridged — 9 hours, 40 minutes

The Sixth Conspirator: A Novel

The Sixth Conspirator: A Novel

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Overview

Acclaimed historical novelist Max Byrd delivers a riveting account of America's secret mission to track down the conspirators in Lincoln's assassination. The Sixth Conspirator is both a fascinating spy story and irresistible love story.



The assassination of Abraham Lincoln set off a hysterical burst of international conspiracy theories, with all eyes turning first to Canada-once a hotbed of Confederate plots-and then, as evidence mounted, to the Catholic Church and Rome.



Now from bestselling author Max Byrd, comes a long forgotten true story: a confidential mission to track down and capture any Europeans (and fugitive Confederates) who may have aided John Wilkes Booth. Drawn from State Department archives and personal letters and diaries, The Sixth Conspirator recounts the dramatic journey of George H. Sharpe, General Ulysses S. Grant's real-life spymaster, to three European capitals.



Along the way Byrd creates a panorama of wonderfully-realized characters, great and small, fictional and real. In deeply researched, fascinating historical detail, he carries us back to another reality-the far away mid-nineteenth century world from which our America slowly emerged.

Editorial Reviews

Diane Johnson

"I absolutely love this novel! I think it’s one of the most interesting books I’ve read in a long time."

Cokie Roberts

"Taking us through the hideaways and haunts of European capitals in the mid-nineteenth century, this intriguing historical mystery keeps us guessing right up to the last page. As in his highly acclaimed novels, Jefferson, Jackson, and Grant, Max Byrd tells the tale with witty and fast-paced writing that kept me turning pages—eager to know more about the ‘real’ men and women of the era along with the fictional characters of his creation."

John Lescroart

"From its brilliant and devastating opening scene to its surprising and breakneck conclusion, The Sixth Conspirator takes the last mystery of the Lincoln assassination and weaves it into a compelling, erudite, witty and wise novel that confirms Max Byrd's place among the premier writers of historical fiction working today. Not to be missed!"

Product Details

BN ID: 2940173392664
Publisher: HighBridge Company
Publication date: 08/27/2019
Edition description: Unabridged
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