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  • The Fifth Assassin

  • By: Brad Meltzer
  • Narrated by: Scott Brick
  • Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (2,524 ratings)

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The Fifth Assassin

By: Brad Meltzer
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's summary

From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, there have been more than two dozen assassination attempts on the president of the United States. Four have been successful. But now, Beecher White - the hero of the number one New York Times best seller The Inner Circle - discovers a killer in Washington, D.C., who's meticulously re-creating the crimes of these four men. Historians have branded them as four lone wolves. But what if they were wrong?

Beecher is about to discover the truth: that during the course of a hundred years, all four assassins were secretly working together. What was their purpose? For whom do they really work? And why are they planning to kill the current president? Beecher's about to find out. And most terrifyingly, he's about to come face-to-face with the fifth assassin.

©2012 Brad Meltzer (P)2012 Hachette Audio

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Plot twisting mind bender, great read.

Very compelling, twisting plot lines. Keeps you guessing. Just when you think you have it figured out another nuance makes you reconsider. Lots of flashbacks ala "Catch 22" but it flows well.

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Excellence!

Meltzer at his best. Can never get enough of Beecher White, and the fantastic story telling. Highly recommended!

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Fabulous

Excellent book. Love the series. Highly recommend it. Keeps your interest and on the edge of your seat.

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Wonderful

This book was thrilling to listen to from start to finish. I especially enjoyed the historical information about the copper ring, their tactics, and the history that may still exist today. from playing cards to masks to spycraft, the book will bring loads of joy to all parts of your senses that give you the reason to listen.

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Conspiracy Thriller

Never knew who the good guy really was. Good secret society book. Liked it well enough to promptly read the next in the series. Two is enough though.

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Great mystery

Better than book 1 in its suspense and historical backdrop. You will want to go dug out your old deck of cards,so think where did you put them.

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An excellent book

a great thriller with more plot twists than a West Virginia mountain road. The second book in the series and very well researched.

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An ok read

Maybe I've just listened to too much Scott Brick but this book was, at best, OK. Brick seems to make every singe sentence and I mean every single word of every single sentence dramatic. The book and the story is dramatic - in places, but not every single word in every single sentence.

The story had some good twists an a few action scenes but all in all it was ----OK

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The story flows along. Good for a friendthe

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

A recurring thread of historic presidential asasins ...very interesting.scott brick rnhances the drsma

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He inhances the drama.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

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Any additional comments?

A book for history buffs!

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Great mystery and suspense

A well written and interesting thriller. I like the way the story bounced between the present and the past as events unfolded. It added to the overall sense of mystery and suspense.

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