It is a secret, Beecher soon discovers, that some believe is worth killing for. His search will lead him to discover a coded and ingenious puzzle that conceals a disturbing secret from the founding of our nation. Soon a man is dead, and Beecher is on the run as he races to learn the truth behind this mysterious national treasure. After they accidentally happen upon a priceless artifact – a 200 hundred-year-old dictionary that once belonged to George Washington, hidden underneath a desk chair, Beecher and Clementine find themselves suddenly entangled in a web of deception, conspiracy, and murder. When Clementine Kaye, Beecher’s first childhood crush, shows up at the National Archives asking for his help tracking down her long-lost father, Beecher tries to impress her by showing her the secret vault where the President of the United States privately reviews classified documents. He has always been the keeper of other people’s stories, never a part of the story himself…Until now. And since I work in the National Archives, I find those stories for a living.”īeecher White, a young archivist, spends his days working with the most important documents of the U.S. I borrowed this book from my local library. Therefore I give this book 2 stars out of 5. It got in the way of the enjoyment of the good parts of the story. I really like some of the story, and some of the characters, but I felt that I had to “suspend disbelief” too much of the time.

You think they will do something, but they do the opposite. You never feel like you really know most of the characters in this book. Some of the characters are real, but many of them don’t act logically, they are apparently there just to add to the twists. A few of the puzzles could be more puzzling, they seem like a middle school student would figure out what was going on. Too bad that some of the surprises aren’t that realistic. Meltzer gives us an exciting story with many puzzles, twists, and surprises. A secret that some believe is worth killing for.Mr. Read more a code that conceals a disturbing secret from the nation's founding. Beecher's race to learn the truth behind this mysterious treasure will lead to.

Suddenly Beecher and Clementine are entangled in a web of conspiracy and murder. While Beecher is showing Clementine Kaye, his first childhood crush, around the National Archives, they accidentally uncover a priceless artefact - a two-hundred-year-old dictionary once belonging to George Washington. Beecher White, a young archivist for the US government, has always been the keeper of other people's stories, never a part of the story himself.

The first in a new series of pulse-pounding thrillers with wide appeal, by the author of the Number One New York Times bestseller THE BOOK OF FATE Series: The Culper Ring Trilogy.

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