Jonathan F. Putnam - "These Honored Dead" - Susanna Calkins

Jonathan F. Putnam discusses These Honored Dead: A Lincoln and Speed Mystery. He will be joined in conversation by Susanna Calkins.

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About the book: Joshua Speed, the enterprising second son of a wealthy plantation owner, has struck off on his own. But before long, he makes a surprising and crucial new acquaintance--a freshly minted lawyer by the name of Abraham Lincoln. When an orphaned girl from a neighboring town is found murdered and suspicion falls on her aunt, Speed makes it his mission to clear her good name. Of course, he'll need the legal expertise of his unusual new friend. Together, Lincoln and Speed fight to bring justice to their small town.

About the author: Jonathan Putnam is a nationally renowned trial lawyer and avid amateur Lincoln scholar. He has a degree in history from Harvard College and a law degree from Harvard Law School, from which he graduated first in his class. For many years he was a trial lawyer and partner at one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the country. The American Lawyer magazine profiled him as one of the top young trial lawyers in America. This is his first novel.

Jonathan currently lives in London and New York with his wife and three children.

 

About the interlocutor: Born and raised in Philadelphia, Susanna Calkins lives in Highland Park, Illinois with her husband and two sons, and works at Northwestern University. Holding a Ph.D. in history, Susanna writes a historical mystery series featuring Lucy Campion, a 17th-century chambermaid-turned-printer's apprentice, for Minotaur Books (an imprint of St. Martin's Press).  Her books have been nominated for the Sue Feder Historical Mystery (Macavity) Award, the Bruce Alexander Historical Mystery Award, the Mary Higgins Clark Award, and the Agatha for best historical mystery. Her fourth in the series, "A Death Along the River Fleet," was released in April 2016.  Check out her website at www.susannacalkins.com.