Lincoln's Ransom

by Tim Champlin

It was the crime of the century. On July 4, 1876 President Abraham Lincoln's corpse was stolen from its mausoleum by a group calling themselves "The Coney Men." Their demand? The release of Ben Boyd, an engraver of counterfeit money plates, from prison, and a two hundred thousand dollars ransom. The crime should have been subverted by a Secret Service agent who had infiltrated the gang of counterfeiters, but it didn't work out that way. Based on actual historical occurrence, Lincoln's Ransom is a great story of intrigue, suspense and romance.

280 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1999

About the author

Tim Champlin was born in North Dakota. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State College and earned a Masters degree in English from Peabody College, Nashville. He writes novels of the American West.

(source: Penguin Random House)

Reviews

[Glenda Findley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A library loan and my first read from Tim Champlin's pen, Lincoln's Ransom is not what I typically think of in a western as a historical fiction; yet, while not my general choice of genre, this was an entertaining read. Mr. Champlin's described good characters and plot development involving the humorous bungling antics of both law enforcement in the early American Secret Service and the criminals. A fun read.

Lincoln's Ransom grabbed my attention from page one to the ending and I can easily recommend this read for western fans.