{"product_id":"franklin-affair","title":"Franklin Affair","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFranklin Affair\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJim Lehrer\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780345468031\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRandom House Trade Paperbacks\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1st\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003e Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\"Three may keep a secret if two of 'em are dead.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Poor Richard's Almanack[pg. 27 of mss] \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eR Taylor arrives in Philadelphia for the funeral of his longtime friend Dr. Wally Rush with a heavy heart. Not only has the world lost one of its preeminent, Pulitzer Prize--winning American Revolution historians, but R has lost his mentor, the man who led him to devote his life's work to the study of \"The First American,\" Benjamin Franklin. The bond between them was sealed when R did Wally a favor that could never be revealed. But Wally saved one final secret for R, disclosed in a letter conveyed by the will's executor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in the slow, painful script of the professor's last days, the note delivers an incredible bombshell. Wally, it seems, had stumbled upon twelve handwritten pages in a code commonly used by spies during the revolutionary war. The pages refer to George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, and level a shocking charge-that Benjamin Franklin committed a heinous crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWally, not wanting to foul the image of his lifelong hero, had kept this monumental secret until his death. But as R races to unravel the mystery, he faces an onslaught of obstacles. Vicious blackmail, a threat of sabotage against his own career, and grave personal doubts threaten to overtake R as he struggles with a discovery that has the potential to completely alter the fabric of American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich with revelations, rife with the darkest depths of deceit and mystery, and enlightened by the unparalleled insights of America's first patriots, \u003cb\u003eThe Franklin Affair\u003c\/b\u003e is a tense, constantly surprising novel about the ultimate quest for truth and justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Franklin Affair | Jim Lehrer | Quality | 9780345468031 | Used: Very Good | Mystery 1386720","offer_id":48845209600152,"sku":"1386720","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/51YgQR7dO5L.jpg?v=1775333418","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/franklin-affair","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}