Who was JOHN SURRATT? A pitiless assassin who hid while his mother was hanged for his crime? A Southern patriot falsely accused of Lincoln's murder? This is the last untold story of the Lincoln assassination - an impeccably researched page-turning account of the Confederate spy who was Booth's closest associate prior to the assassination; the man who carried orders from Richmond to Washington, then got away with the crime of the century. Get ready for a thrilling ride through a treacherous conspiracy and a spectacular worldwide flight from Ford's Theatre to the Vatican in Rome, Italy where Surratt managed to hide under an alias as a Papal Zouave. You will be hot on the trail of the forgotten conspirator who may be the missing link between Jefferson Davis and Lincoln's death. Your ride will take you with Surratt, back to America and to a courtroom in Rockville, Maryland to witness the trial that captured the attention of the nation. One hundred fifty years in the making, this is the one history book you can't put down..

Who was JOHN SURRATT? A pitiless assassin who hid while his mother was hanged for his crime? A Southern patriot falsely accused of Lincoln's murder? This is the last untold story of the Lincoln assassination - an impeccably researched page-turning account of the Confederate spy who was Booth's closest associate prior to the assassination; the man who carried orders from Richmond to Washington, then got away with the crime of the century. Get ready for a thrilling ride through a treacherous conspiracy and a spectacular worldwide flight from Ford's Theatre to the Vatican in Rome, Italy where Surratt managed to hide under an alias as a Papal Zouave. You will be hot on the trail of the forgotten conspirator who may be the missing link between Jefferson Davis and Lincoln's death. Your ride will take you with Surratt, back to America and to a courtroom in Rockville, Maryland to witness the trial that captured the attention of the nation. One hundred fifty years in the making, this is the one history book you can't put down..