Chasing Lincoln's Killer

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NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author James Swanson delivers a riveting account of the chase for Abraham Lincoln's assassin.

Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER is a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth: a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia.
NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author James Swanson delivers a riveting account of the chase for Abraham Lincoln's assassin. Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER is a fast-paced thril...

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132 reviews
Bella Girma
November 7, 2025
I loved this book! Nonfiction books can be hard reads sometimes, but this adds thrilling sequences, real diolauge, and chilling images to keep you entertained ;). It was interesting learning about the manhunt- and sometimes the author would give what feels like a real look into Booth's egotistical head, which i found both impressive and frightening. Would recommend!
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A Google user
April 18, 2017
This book is very detailed and accurate. All of my grade was assigned to read this book because it reveiws every unit.The amount of information the author was able to put in it is amazing!James (the author) covers every point and explains all of the 12 day manhunt of John Wilkes Booth. There are real photographs and a map of where the assassins went!Overall, I recomend this book to anybody who likes Lincoln..........or even if you think he was a tyrant, still read it.
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Ryan Caswell
October 25, 2013
For a young adults book, this is engaging and well written. It is full of historic facts and lots of interesting information on John Wilkes Booth, and the 12 day manhunt after he assassinated President Lincoln. Good read!
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About the author

James L. Swanson is the award-winning author of the bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. His other books include Chasing Lincoln's Killer, an adaptation of Manhunt for young adults, and his follow-up, "The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy", which was a finalist for the YALSA-ALA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction award. He has held a number of government and think-tank posts in Washington, D.C.
James L. Swanson is the award-winning author of the bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. His other books include Chasing Lincoln's Killer, an adaptation of Manhunt for young adults, and his follow-up, "The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy", whic...

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