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Title: These Honored Dead

Subtitle: A Lincoln and Speed Mystery, Book 1

Author: Jonathan F. Putnam

Narrator: Lloyd James

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-09-16

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

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. But as more bodies are discovered and the investigation starts to come apart at the seams, there's one question on everyone's lips: Does Lincoln have what it takes to crack his first murder case?

Inspired by actual events from the American frontier, Jonathan Putnam's thrilling debut, These Honored Dead, brings a verve and vigor to the historical mystery genre that listeners haven't seen since Caleb Carr's The Alienist.

Members Reviews:

Well Conceived All Around

An entertaining mystery that combines superb historical research and characterization. Add to that some legal chicanery from the young lawyer Lincoln and the reality of living in a time when slavery was legal and making a living was difficult. The plot, the characters and the circumstances all come together quite well in Mr. Putnam's book.

Murder in the Illinois Frontier

Historical, interesting facts, story kind of plods along. The Lincoln and Speed relationship is interesting and colonial Illinois is well described, at least the Springfield area. Time period in the country's development is in itself a story limitation. This is not the story for a lot of Lincoln information.

Nice start to a series

Interesting premise. If you like history that is a definite plus. Not he very best historical mystery I have ever read, but certainly good enough that I purchased the next in the series when I finished this book.

An engaging historical fiction whodunit wrapped in a bromance

The young Abe Lincoln, as portrayed by Putnam, is a charming eccentric who works with amateur sleuth (and actual friend and roommate of Lincoln) Joshua Speed to solve a series of murders in 1837 Springfield Illinois. Although the story itself is fictional, many of its characters are historical. The combination of this attention to detail, the camaraderie of the main characters and a series of plot-twisting red herrings yields an entertaining read. I look forward to the sequel.

Five Stars

enjoyed the book. good character development. good mystery