Chasing Lincoln's Killer/James L. Swanson/194 pages

This book is based on the best selling adult book by Swanson, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer.  Swanson has created a young adult version of the Edgar Award winning best true crime book of the year. All of the characters were alive during manhunt for Lincoln's assassin and the text comes from authentic letters, manuscripts, newspapers and other documents. It was an interesting story about the conspiracy surrounding Lincoln's assasination and attempts on other political figures of the time. This book had enough action and suspense to keep most readers entertained. At times, I felt the author was trying to hard to reach the younger audience and some of the writing was a bit disconnected and choppy. Overall, I did enjoy the book and would recommend to younger readers that enjoy a good action story or historical fiction.