The Inner Circle (Culper Ring, #1)

Item: The Inner Circle
Rating: 3.00
Author: bookerybliss

by Brad Meltzer

The darkest secret of the U.S. Presidency is about to be revealed.

Beecher White, a young archivist for the US government, has always been the keeper of other people's stories, never a part of the story himself . . . Until now.

While Beecher is showing Clementine Kaye, his first childhood crush, around the National Archives, they accidentally uncover a priceless artefact - a two-hundred-year-old dictionary once belonging to George Washington. Suddenly Beecher and Clementine are entangled in a web of conspiracy and murder.

Beecher's race to learn the truth behind this mysterious treasure will lead to a code that conceals a disturbing secret from the nation's founding. A secret that some believe is worth killing for.

Reviewed by BookeryBliss on Jun 16, 2014

3 of 5 stars

I have greatly enjoyed some of Meltzer's other books but this one just didn't quite make the cut for me. The book starts out with a good interest-grabber that makes you turn the pages. But soon it begins to feel sluggish and overhyped, as if each character has a new secret to reveal and scenarios leaving much to be desired.

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