In this political thriller with historical-conspiracy overtones (or perhaps it’s the other way around), Meltzer creates his most engaging protagonist in years. Beecher White is an archivist with the National Archives, who stumbles upon an old book hidden away in a room used exclusively by the president. But did the president know that the book (a spelling dictionary that once belonged to George Washington) was there? And—almost impossible for Beecher to imagine—could it be that the president or someone close to him is willing to kill to regain possession of the book? Meltzer teams Beecher with an equally strong character, Clementine Kaye, a woman from the archivist’s past whose estranged father is, perhaps not coincidentally, the man who tried to kill the current president’s predecessor. Meltzer expertly develops the story, throwing in twists and turns at appropriate intervals, and he does an excellent job of putting us in Beecher’s corner and making us care about what happens to him. The story has a surprising and satisfying conclusion, and Meltzer leaves the door wide open for a sequel. --David Pitt
"Meltzer has earned the right to belly up to the bar with John Grisham, Scott Turow, and David Baldacci." (PEOPLE )
"Meltzer is so good." (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY )
"Meet the next John Grisham." (MIAMI HERALD )
Tiểu thuyết viết về những câu chuyện bí mật của chính phủ Mỹ và Beecher White, một nhân viên lưu trữ trẻ, làm việc tại kho lưu trữ quốc gia đã phát hiện ra một sự thật kinh hoàng liên quan đến quốc gia bị che giấu bấy lâu nay.
