The Franklin Affair

by Jim Lehrer

Book Overview

"Three may keep a secret if two of 'em are dead."-Poor Richard's Almanack[pg. 27 of mss] R Taylor arrives in Philadelphia for the funeral of his longtime friend Dr. Wally Rush with a heavy heart. Not... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400061989
• ISBN13: 9781400061983
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A pleasant afternoon

A nice story for a Sunday afternoon, particulary if you're the type to enjoy Colonial Williamsburg or Phila. streetscapes. Very nice if you have some first or second hand knowledge of professional historians. I could not help but think of Rebecca Lee as an Ann Coulter with black hair, and kept envisioning Jim Lehrer, like affable Wally morphing slowly into Ben Franklin with age. I will read another Lehrer novel for sure.

Franklin on Lehrer's Franklin

An excellent fast read that kept me spellbound in one three and a half hour sitting. How fitting for Franklin's 300th birthday. He would probably be pleased with the whole work--especially his professional historian friend R's contribution to his reputation as well as that of another neglected Founding Father--James Madison that I wish more had been made of.

A Highly Intriguing Book

First of all, let me declare myself to be a Jim Lehrer fan. His novel White Widow forever carves a place for him in American literature. Lehrer adds to an impressive list of books with this latest mystery. As usual, his premise is very intriguing and he manages to deliver an enormous amount of Franklin scholarship in a clear and breezy style. Not only does Lehrer furnish us with a first rate mystery regarding the secret life of Ben Franklin, he also addresses the more profound question: What is historical truth and how can we ever really know it? in an entertaining and deceptively sly book.

Davinci Code for U.S. History Buffs

I couldn't put this book down once I started. If you liked the Davinci Code, you'll love this. Definitelly a MUST read for the summer!