Don Kendall is a successful advertising executive on Madison Avenue in New York with a fascination of Abraham Lincoln's life and assassination. After Don's girlfriend is murdered, he sets out on a terrifying quest to find her murderers and uncovers a Wall Street insider trading scheme.A debilitating cab accident alters Don's life and its direction. Introduced to pain-killing medication, his life is drastically changed. Obsessed with Mary Surratt, Don organizes a séance to get answers, then decides to write a book revealing his theory about the conspiracy against Lincoln. To find a serene place to write, he travels across the country to Wyoming where he disappears. Don's van is found off an exit, motor running, driver's door open and only one set of telltale footprints in the snow.In the dramatic conclusion of this gripping novel, the fate of Don Kendall and a myriad of unanswered questions are revealed.