流离漂泊的天罚 The Curse of Cain

OnApril14,1865JohnWilkesBoothassassinatedPresidentAbrahamLincolnatFord'sTheater,orsothehistorybookstellus...butwhatiftherewasasecondgunmanwhoactuallypulledthetrigger?TheCurseofCainLikeTheDayoftheJackal,TheEaglehasLanded,andTheKeytoRebecca,TheCurseofCainisthecatandmousestoryofaruthlessprofessionalassassinhiredtokilltheUnionPresidentandtheConfederateagentdispatchedbyJeffersonDavistothwarthisplan.LikeForsyth'sJackal,Follett'sNeedle,andHiggins'sDevlin,theassassin-BasilTarleton-isacharmingagentofdeath.JackTanner-aConfederateeraJackRyan,iswillingtoforegomattersoftheheartinordertocarryouthismissionandsavethelifeofthePresidentofanopposingnation.SetintheclosingweeksoftheCivilWarandagainstthebackdropofthenotoriousLincolnconspiracy(andsubsequentcover-up)aswellastheactualConfederateintelligencenetworkthatexistedinWashington,D.C.atthetime,PowellandMeaghertellaheart-stoppingtaleofsuspenseandintrigue.Thisdangerousmissionfollowsassassinandpursuer,astheycloseinontheirtargetsinenemyterritorywhereexposuremeanscertaindeath.作者简介：J.MARKPOWELLandL.D,MeagherareCivilWaraficionadosandwritersforCNNHeadlineNEwsThisistheirfirstnovel.