James L. Swanson’s Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer is a pulse-pounding true-crime thriller that plunges readers into the frantic aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Swanson masterfully reconstructs the dramatic escape of John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice David Herold, weaving together the desperate flight through Maryland and Virginia, the tangled web of conspirators, and the relentless pursuit by Union forces. With vivid detail and a narrative pace that rivals any modern thriller, Swanson brings to life the chaos, suspense, and intrigue of those twelve days, making this a riveting account of one of the most consequential chases in American history.

"This story is true. All the characters are real and were alive during the great manhunt of April 1865. What happened in Washington, D.C.,, and in the swamps and rivers, and the forests and fields, of Maryland and Virginia during the next twelve days, is far too incredible to have ever been made up." -James L. Swanson