The Inner Circle - Brad Meltzer

The darkest secret of the U.S. Presidency is about to be revealed.Beecher White, a young archivist for the US government, has always been the keeper of other people''s stories, never a part of the story himself . . . Until now.While Beecher is showing Clementine Kaye, his first childhood crush, around the National Archives, they accidentally uncover a priceless artefact - a two-hundred-year-old dictionary once belonging to George Washington. Suddenly Beecher and Clementine are entangled in a web of conspiracy and murder.Beecher''s race to learn the truth behind this mysterious treasure will lead to a code that conceals a disturbing secret from the nation''s founding. A secret that some believe is worth killing for.