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It’s not uncommon for presidents to put pen to paper after their time in office. While memoirs are the most common genre, Bill Clinton co-wrote the 2018 thriller The President Is Missing with James Patterson; and Theodore Roosevelt penned a number of books celebrating his love of the outdoors. Prior to taking office and navigating the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was trying his hand at something a little more unique true crime. More accurately, he wrote a lightly fictionalized account of a case he took while working as a lawyer. Lincoln, who was said to be an avid fan of Edgar Allan Poe, wrote a story in 1846 he based on a trial he was involved with back in 1841. The case concerned William Trailor, one of three brothers who was charged with the murder of Trailor’s friend Archibald Fisher in Springfield, Illinois. Under duress from police interrogators, Henry Trailor claimed his other two brothers, William and Archibald (not the victim), bashed Fisher over the head a ....