The President's Shadow

By Brad Meltzer

The President's Shadow - Brad Meltzer
  • Release Date: 2015-06-16
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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Description

A severed arm, found buried in the White House Rose Garden.
A lethal message with terrible consequences for the Presidency.And a hidden secret in one family's past that will have repercussions for the entire nation.
Following The Inner Circle and The Fifth Assassin, #1 bestselling author Brad Meltzer returns with . . .
The President's Shadow
There are stories no one knows. Hidden stories. I find those stories for a living.
To most, it looks like Beecher White has an ordinary job. A young staffer with the National Archives in Washington, D.C., he's responsible for safekeeping the government's most important documents . . . and, sometimes, its most closely held secrets.
But there are a powerful few who know his other role. Beecher is a member of the Culper Ring, a 200-year-old secret society founded by George Washington and charged with protecting the Presidency. Now the current occupant of the White House needs the Culper Ring's help. The alarming discovery of the buried arm has the President's team in a rightful panic. Who buried the arm? How did they get past White House security? And most important: What's the message hidden in the arm's closed fist? Indeed, the puzzle inside has a clear intended recipient, and it isn't the President. It's Beecher, himself.
Beecher's investigation will take him back to one of our country's greatest secrets and point him toward the long, carefully hidden truth about the most shocking history of all: family history.

Reviews

  • So many plot holes it’s like reading Swiss cheese

    2
    By Amigo73
    If holes and inconsistencies bother you take a pass on this one. There’s so much that is so far fetched that it becomes comical and stops being drama. And every dialogue is filled with incomplete sentences. No one speaks like that. It does convey urgency or reality. Rather it’s just sloppy and lazy writing.
  • The President' Shadow

    5
    By Andy Andtrws
    Excellent thoroughly enjoyed it like the previous two. I still feel you could do a fourth in the series and be successful with it. I wonder how it would read. Thanks for a great reading adventure!
  • Presidents Shadow

    3
    By ShortshiftMX5
    This story basically plodded along. Every once in a while the story line picked up, but that was rare. Even after the tale was over, there were three more chapters.
  • Fantastic

    5
    By DaboDog
    I have loved following Beecher White and his journey with the Culper Ring. This book was a fitting end to the trilogy.
  • Good read

    4
    By profkingfish
    Some plot points were predictable but still a good read.
  • The presidents shadow

    4
    By Linda Hotes
    Worst book he has ever written
  • Awful

    1
    By E122
    I wonder if each chapter was written by a different person and stitched together my an editor on LSD?
  • New summer favorite!!

    5
    By Wilson6725390
    Brilliant page turner. Loved the historical aspect the author always incorporates in his books. Can't wait for the next one!
  • The President's Shadow

    4
    By Super Clock
    Easy reading, good story, however, it bogged down in certain parts.