{"product_id":"9781496710215","title":"Murder in the Oval Library","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eApril 13, 1861: Rebel troops are across the Potomac River, only 800 feet from the White House and President Lincoln—but a murderer is even closer . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With the Confederate Army firing on Fort Sumter, the Civil War has begun—and an invasion of Washington, DC, from Secessionist Virginia seems imminent. As the population evacuates, the President is in desperate need of men to defend the capital.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lincoln’s trusted aide, Adam Speed Quinn, and Quinn’s old friend from the Bloody Kansas conflict, Senator Jim Lane, hastily assemble a motley crew of just over a hundred men and garrison them in the East Room at the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWhite House itself. Dubbed the Frontier Guard, these rough-and-tumble patriots steel themselves for the inevitable attack. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But even as dawn breaks with no Rebel strike, a single act of violence intrudes within the White House. One of the Frontier Guard lies dead in the oval library, throat slit ear to ear. There is a murderer among them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lincoln promptly assigns Quinn to deal with the matter, who is in turn aided by journalist Sophie Gates and Dr. George\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eHilton. And to Quinn’s chagrin, the Southern belle Constance Lemagne insists on being involved in the investigation as well.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eBut when Dr. Hilton examines the body, he makes a startling discovery that overturns all Quinn’s assumptions about the murder. With his president at grave risk from without and within, Quinn must act quickly to catch the White House killer . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061944991984,"sku":"9781496710215","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781496710215_p0.jpg?v=1763666828","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781496710215","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}