Mr. President, Private Eye Book

Eleven award-winning, world-class mystery writers have set aside their history books to create these diabolically clever tales featuring thirteen former U.S. presidents in the thick of things. "The Tragedy of 1799" begins with George Washington and ends with Abraham Lincoln. In "Murder in Blue and Gray," Rutherford B. Hayes comes to the aid of a Pinkerton detective. "My Cousin Cal" exposes the long-suspected plot to assassinate Warren Harding. In "The River of Doubt," Teddy Roosevelt tracks a madman in the Amazon jungle. "Silver Lining" reveals a shrewd piece of detecting from Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou. And "The Buck Stops Here" shows off Harry Truman as a hard-nosed private investigator who could fend for himself like nobody's business. From George Washington to Gerald Ford, these tales of conspiracy, menace, murder, and detection unmask a gallery of executive profiles like none other in crime fiction!