THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW: John J. Miller

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Miller is the author of “The First Assassin,” a historical fiction thriller about a plot to kill President Abraham Lincoln in 1861. He lives in Prince William County. How did you get the interest in the topic?

I’ve been a Civil War buff since I was a kid as well as a fan of thrillers. When the idea for this story came to me — a story about a hit man who stalks President Lincoln at the start of the Civil War — “The First Assassin” became a book I had to write.

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