Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

“Assassination Vacation” is a re-telling of the stories of the assassinations of three US Presidents: Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley. As always the author does a good job of covering the facts, visiting the locations and explaining things to her readers.

I did like the book, but it’s just not quite as good as her later efforts. I think the basic problem is trying to link the three events over the course of 40 years or so. The assassinations just don’t have that much in common, except for the unfortunately Robert Todd Lincoln, so we really have three stories that are just not well-connected. It’s worth reading if you are interested in one of more of the presidents who were assassinated; but I’m not sure if it really appeals to the general audience. I enjoyed reading it, but your mileage may vary.