THE LINCOLN CONSPIRACY: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 01240012B54720
English Summary/英文概要： A nation shattered by its president’s murder
Two diaries that reveal the true scope of an American conspiracy
A detective determined to bring the truth to light, no matter what it costs him
From award-winning journalist Timothy L. O’Brien comes a gripping historical thriller that poses a provocative question: What if the plot to assassinate President Lincoln was wider and more sinister than we ever imagined?
In late spring of 1865, as America mourns the death of its leader, Washington, D.C., police detective Temple McFadden makes a startling discovery. Strapped to the body of a dead man at the B&O Railroad station are two diaries, two documents that together reveal the true depth of the Lincoln conspiracy. Securing the diaries will put Temple’s life in jeopardy—and will endanger the fragile peace of a nation still torn by war.
Temple’s quest to bring the conspirators to justice takes him on a perilous journey through the gaslit streets of the Civil War–era capital, into bawdy houses and back alleys where ruthless enemies await him in every shadowed corner. Aided by an underground network of friends—and by his wife, Fiona, a nurse who possesses a formidable arsenal of medicinal potions—Temple must stay one step ahead of Lafayette Baker, head of the Union Army’s spy service. Along the way, he’ll run from or rely on Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s fearsome secretary of war; the legendary Scottish spymaster Allan Pinkerton; abolitionist Sojourner Truth; the photographer Alexander Gardner; and many others.
Bristling with twists and building to a climax that will leave readers gasping, The Lincoln Conspiracy offers a riveting new account of what truly motivated the assassination of one of America’s most beloved presidents—and who participated in the plot to derail the train of liberty that Lincoln set in motion.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 两本日记揭露了这场美国阴谋的真相。
而一名侦探则决心将真相公诸于世，不论要付出怎样的代价。
本书来自于著名的获奖作家兼记者提摩西•欧布莱恩，在这样一部惊心动魄的历史惊悚作品中，作者向我们抛出了一个更为挑衅的问题：暗杀总统的阴谋是否真是如此，倘若事实其实远比我们所能想象的更为宏大且更为邪恶呢？1865年暮春，当美国人民正哀悼其领导者的逝世时，在华盛顿特区，一名叫做坦布尔•麦克菲登的探长有了一个惊人的发现。B&O车站的一具男性尸体身上捆绑着两本日记，这两份文献一起深入地揭开了林肯遇害的真相。然而保全这两本日记也将他的生命置于危险之中---并将使战后美国国内脆弱的和平局势再度显得危机四伏。
一心想要将阴谋者绳之于法的坦布尔踏上了危机之旅，他穿过资本主义内战时期的老街，出入妓院与后街后巷，在那里他的敌人可能在任何一个阴暗的角落等着伏击他。在一名地下网络黑客朋友的帮助以及身为护士却拥有对大量军火库般药物的掌控权的妻子菲奥娜的掩护下，坦布尔必须永远先于联邦军事间谍组织首脑拉法叶•贝克一步。在这场明争暗斗之中，他将远离抑或是依靠另外几个人---埃德温•斯坦顿，林肯在战争时期就让人望而生畏的秘书；艾伦•平克顿，传奇的苏格兰间谍首脑人物；离群索居的废奴主意者裘斯以及摄影师亚历山大•加德勒等等。
全书充满变数，不时的高潮更是让读者们在品读过程中不时倒抽冷气。《林肯疑案》就美国历史上最受爱戴 总统遭遇刺杀一案背后的真实动机作了全新的解读，并阐述了又是谁让林肯总统发动的开往自由的列车重新脱了轨（DC）
Awards/获奖情况："充满了历史的谜题，迷宫般的情节，却又如《天方夜谭》般宏伟壮阔.. 拥有夏洛克•福尔摩斯的智慧，却又如《普林斯顿和孩子们》里的彭德格斯特那般足智多谋，而最最重要的是，全书在邪恶的同时又极度妙趣横生，并且叫人难以抗拒的麦克菲登还将在续篇中与我们再度相见！神呐！”----《书单》
“历史在提摩西的笔下变成了一种危险同时又充满了创造力的活动，十分精彩。”---马丁•克鲁茨•史密斯
“《林肯疑案》是一部地狱般的佳作。作为一部惊悚小说而言，它充满了令人信服的人物和精彩的历史情结，而末尾更是融汇了历史史料和想象的无线可能，叫人读来欲罢不能。”—大卫•里斯
".. a historical puzzle as labyrinthine and grandiose as Scheherazade’s tales...As clever as Sherlock Holmes, as wily as Pendergast in Preston and Child’s series, and wickedly funny on top of it all, the irrresistible McFadden is due to return in a sequel--thank goodness!" -- BOOKLIST
“History as a dangerous, inventive game. Fascinating.”—Martin Cruz Smith
“The Lincoln Conspiracy is a hell of a good read. It’s an exciting thriller full of believable characters and absorbing history, and the end result is a page-turning blend of research and imagination.”—David Liss
About the Author/作者介绍： 提摩西•L• 欧布莱恩，《哈芬顿邮报》执行编辑，任职期间他编辑了2012年度普利策奖作品，一部关于深受战争创伤的老兵的小说《战场之上》。此前，作者曾担任《纽约时报》编辑及记者。在那里他也曾因为帮助一群《时代》杂志的记者揭开金融危机的真相而赢得2009年普利策公共服务奖。那份工作使得欧布莱恩开始在《时代》上连载其作品《报应》，而这部作品同样荣获了里奥布奖的杰出商业新闻奖。欧布莱恩现与其妻子及两个孩子居住在新泽西州，蒙特克莱市。 Timothy L. O’Brien is the executive editor of the Huffington Post, where he edited the 2012 Pulitzer Prize–winning series about severely wounded war veterans, “Beyond the Battlefield.” Previously, he was an editor and reporter at The New York Times. There, he helped to lead a team of Times reporters that was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in Public Service in 2009 for coverage of the financial crisis. The Times series that emerged from that work, “The Reckoning,” was also a winner of a Loeb Award for Distinguished Business Journalism. O’Brien lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with his wife and two children.
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