A remarkable discovery found buried in an ancient Indian mound is sworn to secrecy by Abraham Lincoln. Almost two centuries later, an artifact bearing a strange symbol turns up in a long-abandoned slave tunnel beneath a present-day Ohio home. The symbol dates back to the beginning of civilized mankind and just might hold the key to unlocking Lincoln’s terrible secret. Determined to unravel the …
Determined to unravel the mystery, Matt Hawkins investigates a series of seemingly unrelated clues—a UFO sighting in Illinois, a pictograph painted on the wall of an ancient rock-shelter, a shaman drawing from the remote Peruvian jungle. Incredibly, they all reference the same symbol. As Hawkins moves closer to the truth, he must contend with a powerful and supremely motivated adversary: a shadowy nemesis with unlimited resources.
The stakes could not be higher: if Lincoln’s discovery is proven real, it will undermine everything humankind believes to be true about the world.
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Ted Richardson – Matt Hawkins Series Bk 4 – Lincoln’s Secret Oath – Reviewed 9/22/19 – Read 9/18/19
Abraham Lincoln, UFOs, Indian mounds and a love story… the past into the present again!
Matt Hawkins gets a call from his buddy Buzz Penberthy the president the Society of the Cincinnati which is an organization that was founded to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the officers who served in George Washington’s Continental army. Today it still promotes public interest in that same past history. Buzz wants Matt to join him to look at an artifact that has turned up with strange markings on it. As they investigate the mystery, they find that Lincoln together with two others signed an oath to keep the artifact and something else a secret forever. As they search for the meaning of the oath and its secret, they are led to UFO reports, cave paintings, a shaman of the Peruvian jungle and Indian mounds in Illinois. What they find is disturbing and could change things that humans believe are to be true. Matt meets an archaeologist and together they begin the long search to find the truth.
What did I like? This is a remarkable series that just keeps getting better and better. I love this character Matt Hawkins; he is the type of everyday guy that just keeps falling into these mysteries, but they fit him like a glove. The hometown feel of Savannah and the intrigue of the searches that he finds himself pulled into are amazing.
@ddeegott What will you like? Another mystery that pulls from the historical past into this intriguing mystery of UFOs and the possibilities that it could bring. The characters are so unique and captivating. The details and descriptions bring the past alive and let you feel the amazing mystery that he has come upon. While he is searching; the historical places are described so well that you feel yourself standing there next to Matt. The research shows on every page and will keep you tense till the last page. I myself could not put this book down and was happy but sad that it was over. Our history is so vast, I hope that the author will continue with this character and give us lots more these types of adventures.
Interested in history? Like movies like National Treasure or shows like The Librarians or Warehouse 13? Want to know the secrets behind the secrets? Then step into Ted Richardson’s fantastic Matt Hawkins series – you’ll definitely want to stay awhile!
This is the fourth Matt Hawkins book. I’ve read them all and reviewed the second and third (Abolition of Evil and Geronimo’s Gold). In each book, Richardson takes an element of American history and takes you over, under, and through the facts, fictions, secrets, and lies that underpin the actions of some of our history’s most famous citizens.
I’ve learned something in each book (and I’m a bit of a history buff so have read a fair amount already), and the topics are often sideways trips through things you know/thought you knew and into more obscure elements of Americana. Pair that interesting element with great storytelling skills, fun characters, secret societies and treasure hunting and you wind up with a fabulous series that is as entertaining as it is informative.
This installment takes things in a new direction, and one I was frankly surprised to see. I don’t want to spoil any of the magic, but there’s an entirely new element to the mystery this time, and while I was initially a bit skeptical, I found it as engaging a ride as the previous books in the end. I’m curious if it signals a new direction for the series – if so, I’m good with it. There’s a thoughtful element to each of the Matt Hawkins investigations into our past – a consideration of the popular position on the historical event in question as well as equal time given to less common or more controversial ones. I enjoy that – I like seeing multiple perspectives presented, and since I tend to believe that truth lies somewhere in the middle of what both sides say *actually* happened, I find that this type of exegesis jibes with my personal views. The off-the-beaten-path storyline in this book delivers that type of thoughtful, unusual debate in spades, and that’s probably one of the things I enjoyed the most about this one.
It’s a great series, and I can’t wait to see where Matt, Buzz and their catch-as-catch-can team of experts go next! Thanks to the author for my review copy.