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Books by Josh Mensch

Josh Mensch is a documentary television producer and a bestselling author. He has written and directed numerous nonfiction series for PBS, the History Channel, and National Geographic. He is also the coauthor (with Brad Meltzer) of “The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington,” and “The Lincoln Conspiracy.”

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The Lincoln Conspiracy

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“The Lincoln Conspiracy” by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch chronicles the unsuccessful 1861 assassination attempt on the 16th president of the United States. Well-told in the present tense, the gripping story involves a Corsican barber, a secret pro-Southern society, a female spy – and the world’s first private detective!

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