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A murder takes place along the Potomac River within clear sight of the president’s mansion.  The year is 1806; the location is Washington, D.C. The president is Thomas Jefferson.

Crime is not all that unusual in this place and time because the new Democracy’s capital is still under construction. Strangers – good and bad – have been drawn to the promise of work and the lack of rules. But this particular crime seems calculated to determine if the then sitting president, Thomas Jefferson, is willing or able to match his idealistic words with a real life challenge.

For those in power there is little doubt that the crime was the work of a highly influential and powerful secret society. By leaving the murder victim’s body virtually on the doorstep of the president’s mansion, those in charge of the secret society seem to be sending a clear message to the president – “get involved at your own risk”!

What would Thomas Jefferson do?

It takes the passing of almost two centuries; the secret diary of a slave; the dedication of several college students; and a defiant computer hacker to begin to answer that question... “What would Thomas Jefferson do”?

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It all started with a seemingly random mugging/murder...

What made this specific crime so significant that it almost ruined one of the most respected and accomplished U.S. Presidents in the history of the United States? 

For starters, this was no "ordinary" victim; this was an aid to a sitting Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.  Add to that, the involvement of a former U.S. Vice President and the sitting Speaker of the House of Representatives and a corrupt and corrupting influence peddler - or two - and so it was almost certain that eventually it would come to the personal attention of the President.

The plot thickens when you add an odd assortment of self-proclaimed patriots, would-be patriots, and well-placed individuals who lacked the true understanding of what patriotism should be.

About the Author: Martin Herman was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He has lived in various parts of the country and worked in almost every state in the Union as well as most major markets in South and Central America, Canada, Eastern and Western Europe, Great Britain, Asia, and Australia. Currently, he lives midway up a small mountain with a breathtaking view of Hartford, CT.

For the past 15 years, he has been an independent business consultant to start-ups and troubled mature businesses - here and abroad.

In his late 60's, he found fiction writing and has spent over a decade creating interesting characters by placing them in difficult situations.   While writing this book he felt as though he were watching his characters from the sidelines, as they then maneuvered themselves from page to page.