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4.0

While Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly traditionally does not follow my usual psychological thriller trend, it is a thriller in its own right.

Killing Lincoln is the story of how one gunshot changed America forever. It covers the last six days of the civil war and leads up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the subsequent hangings of those involved.

I am not a history nut. This was not a book I chose to listen to on a 13-hour road trip. But I lamented, and I am glad I did.

Bill O’Reilly wrote Killing Lincoln as a horror story. I fully expected a bland 7 hours of listing facts, but I was pleasantly surprised.

As a self-proclaimed history dunce, I also found it an entertaining way to learn a little bit about history. Reading historical fiction in the form of a thriller is lovely for thriller fiends.

Some may find this book to be a little long winded and boring but persevere, my friends. The battles are just as long in the book as they were in real life. But they are a part of our history, and it picks up the pace toward the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.

Killing Lincoln is surprisingly a 4-star book for me.