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 #1 *New York Times* bestseller *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. ### Amazon.com Review **Amazon Best Books of the Month, January 2013** : I consider myself a cagey reader, the literary equivalent of a wizened salmon, suspicious of fakery, wary of sloppy plotting and cliché, and ready to bail if I’m not lured in by page 50. So when Meltzer got his hooks in me by the end of page three, and never stopped reeling me in, I have to say I was impressed. I was also impressed that the hero of *The Fifth Assassin* (first introduced in *The Inner Circle* ) isn’t a misanthrope cop or hard-drinking PI but a brainy archivist at the National Archives. Beecher White is a glorified *librarian* , for god's sake. But with a dash of Sherlock Holmes and a hint of Indiana Jones, White is a refreshingly quirky pursuer of justice, and his hunt for a would-be assassin—which takes us through history and through the secret spaces around Washington, DC—makes for a thrilling read, as well as a nice reminder that a page-turner can be smart, deeply researched, and just plain fun. -- *Neal Thompson* ### Review 'All of Brad's books are a fascinating read. He is a great storyteller who keeps all of us on the edge of our seats.' -- President George H.W. Bush '[Meltzer] is an architect. His structures are towering , intricate, elegant, and surprising -- but always grounded in humanity and logic.' -- Joss Whedon 'Meltzer has mastered the art of baiting and hooking readers into a fast-moving plot.' -- USA Today 'Meltzer has earned the right to belly up to the bar with John Grisham, Scott Turow, and David Baldacci.' -- People