This book easily clocks in at five stars. Reading almost like a top notch thriller this book absolutely captivated me. For those that remember the day Reagen was shot, I was still in high school, this is the untold story. Kept back from the press and the public, for good reason, the true events of how we almost lost one of our Presidents is laid bare in these pages. Go into the surgery room as the doctors attempted to save the lifes of Reagen and Press Secretary Brady. Feel the raw emotion as the agents of the Secret Service and the Washington Police tackle Hinckley and place him into custody. Experience the terror that Nancy Reagen felt upon hearing that her husband was taken to the hospital following a shooting that had occured. And best of all throughout this whole experience was Reagen himself. Always the entertainer his jokes and quips have to make a person smile as he himself said that he was just trying to entertain the crowd. This book comes off with high recommendations from me to anyone even thinking of reading it.