The Sixth Conspirator

 

Shirley J.         Historical Fiction                      The people involved in the killing of Abraham Lincoln

The Sixth Conspirator: A Novel by Max Byrd    368 pages

Wow!  Byrd paints a trail with words that goes from the night of Lincoln's assassination all the way to the capitals of Europe and the Vatican!   Who knew the Catholic church sympathized with Southern cessation?  Whoa!  You will learn so many things you never had a clue about just how widespread the hate for Lincoln went.   I was blown away.   Canada was the stomping ground for so many Southern sympathizers it is a wonder a siege didn't come from the north during the Civil War.   And to be finally through with the war yet sheer hatred for a human being trying to make the nation whole again didn't even get to fully appreciate that fact before being killed in cold blood.   There are so many insiders around Lincoln that betrayed him and helped bring about his death it is uncanny but for the Catholic church to harbor the fugitive traitors and get them safe passage to escape, it is inconceivable the depths and lengths involved in this travesty.   There were so many hands involved in this plot it is staggering any were caught.  Based on historical documents, letters, etc. this may be fictionalized but the meat of the truth is throughout.  Bravo, Max Byrd!   This is pretty heavy stuff with a lot of detail.   I recommend it to history buffs, Civil War fans, and anyone with a love of the past and a curiosity as to what brought certain events to happen.   Probably not a book for the younger set but any of a scholarly bent will enjoy this work.  I recommend it for mature teens on up.