Two secret service men, Walter George and Harry Swayne are tasked with trying to find out the truth about the assassin attempt of President William McKinley. The shooter, anarchist Leon Czolgosz words after the deed is "I done my duty". But could it all be a conspiracy? That anarchism is just a pretext for something else? The more they dig the more they uncover clues that point to that Czolgosz was just the fall guy...

As a big fan of historical mystery books, ASSASSIN OF SHADOWS is a book that looked really tempting. A conspiracy concerning the assassination of President William McKinley? Count me in. The book is definitely worth reading if you like conspiracy theory novels. And, yet I have to admit that the story did not run smoothly for me. Unfortunately, I never really warmed up to either Walter George or Harry Swayne. They didn't make a lasting impression on me and I spent most of the time reading this book hoping for their story to grab me. And, sadly, it never really did. It is a well-written book, just not an engrossing one. What the book has, however, is one of the most unexpected endings I've ever read. Seriously, I was not at all prepared for that. If I had been more enamored with Walter George and Harry Swayne would I probably have been livid... As it is, I was mostly just stunned!

This is a so-so book for me, I did like reading a story concerning the assassination of President McKinley and it was interesting to see what Walter and Harry would find out.