Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series)

Killing Lincoln recounts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and its aftermath. In spring 1865, as the Civil War ends, President Lincoln offers generous surrender terms to Robert E. Lee, hoping to reunite the divided nation. However, John Wilkes Booth—a charismatic actor and racist—and his accomplices, possibly connected to high government officials, reject this path. Booth murders Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C., sparking a nationwide manhunt. Lafayette C. Baker, a New York detective and former Union spy, pursues the investigation while federal forces track Booth's accomplices. The search culminates in a fiery shootout and subsequent court-ordered executions, including that of Mary Surratt, the first woman executed by the U.S. government. The narrative features historical figures and details surrounding these events.