Lincoln’s Last Trial (Hanover Square Press, June 1) by Dan Abrams/David Fisher
Agency: Folio Literary
ABC’s legal correspondent goes back to 1859 when Lincoln, emerging as a dark horse presidential candidate, defended a family friend on murder charges in a sensational trial that was covered in newspapers coast to coast.
Little Comfort (Kensington, Aug. 28) by Edwin Hill
Agency: APA
The debut novel introduces a Leopold and Loeb for the digital age: The only thing stopping charismatic grifter Sam Blaine and his friend Gabe from fleecing a rich mark is the relentless Harvard librarian Hester Thursby, who moonlights as a sleuth.
This story first appeared in the July 11 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.
