A reimagining of the life of Lincoln's assassin describes Booth's tumultuous childhood on a Maryland farm and rise to the ballrooms of Washington, D.C., at the sides of four women before he became obsessed with avenging the Confederacy.

"Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As he watches her brutal execution, he knows he must avoid the same fate and fulfil his promise to her--to survive, no matter what. He joins Napoleon's army and is taken to Egypt, but with the world at war and traitors in every...