The Hour of Peril explained

The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War
Author:	Daniel Stashower
Genre:	Crime, Non-fiction, Military History Civil War
Published:	2013
Publisher:	Minotaur Books
Isbn:	978-0-312-60022-8
Alt:	The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War
Pages:	368
Awards:	Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction Book (2013), Macavity Award for Best Nonfiction (2014), Anthony Award for Best Critical or Non-fiction Work (2014), Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime (2014)

The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War^[1] is a book by Daniel Stashower published by Minotaur Books^[2] (Under St. Martin's Press which is now held by Macmillan Publishers) on 29 January 2013 & later won 4 literary awards.

Awards

Year	Name	Category
2013	Agatha Award^[3]	Best Non-fiction
2014	Macavity Award^[4]	Best Non-fiction
2014	Anthony Award^[5]	Best Non-fiction
2014	Edgar Award^[6]	Best Fact Crime

External links

• Book review on The Washington Post
• Saving Mr. Lincoln. ‘The Hour of Peril,’ by Daniel Stashower as featured on The New York Times
• Edgar Award Winner Daniel Stashower on Lincoln, True Crime and History as on The Wall Street Journal
• As listed on Barnes & Noble

References

1. Web site: The Hour of Peril. Goodreads. 2017-02-26.
2. News: The Hour of Peril Daniel Stashower Macmillan. US Macmillan. 2017-02-26. en-US.
3. Web site: Agatha Award Winners. www.goodreads.com. 2017-02-26.
4. Web site: Macavity Awards :: Mystery Readers International. mysteryreaders.org. en-US. 2017-02-26.
5. News: Winners and Nominees. 2015-08-10. Bouchercon. 2017-02-26. en.
6. Web site: Category List – Best Fact Crime Edgars Database. theedgars.com. en-US. 2017-02-26.