attempted assassination

Dim-witted police officer Frank Drebin tries to avert disaster when he discovers a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.

Cowardly scholar Boris attempts to win the heart of the beautiful Sonja, a firebrand anti-Napoleon radical.

"In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington himself. This is the story of the secret plot and how it was revealed. It is a story of leaders, liars, counterfeiters, and jailhouse confessors. It also shows just how hard the battle was for George Washington--and how close America was to losing the Revolutionary War. Taking place during the most critical period of our nation's birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington's character, but also illuminates the origins of America's counterintelligence movement that led to the modern day CIA"--.

"In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York, William Tryon, and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against the most important member of the military: George Washington himself. This is the story of the secret plot and how it was revealed"--OCLC.

It was April 5, 1943, and the Gestapo would arrive any minute. Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time. He had put his papers in order -- and left a few notes specifically for Hitler's men to see. Two SS agents climbed the stairs and told the boyish-looking Bonhoeffer to come with them. He calmly said good-bye to his parents, put his Bible under his arm, and left. Upstairs there was proof, in his own handwriting, that this quiet young minister was part of a conspiracy to kill Adolf Hitler. This account includes the discovery that Bonhoeffer was one of the first people to provide evidence to the Allies that Jews were being deported to death camps. It takes readers from his privileged early childhood to the studies and travel that would introduce him to peace activists around the world -- eventually putting this gentle, scholarly pacifist on a deadly course to assassinate one of the most ruthless dictators in history.

"The battle for Koro Sensei's life against a multinational operation's soldiers and weaponry is difficult enough, but now his creator, mad scientist Yanagisawa, and his former proteg?, Grim Reaper II, join the battle to destroy him--and they've both had major enhancements! But the stakes abruptly change when a 3-E student is fatally caught in the crossfire... If there's one thing that enrages 3-E's teacher, it's harming--let alone killing--his students! Koro Sensei's fury and ingenuity know no bounds, even as fate inexorably catches up to him..."--Back cover.

"Lowly class E and elite Class A compete for the most customers at their school festival booth. So far, the students of Class E are holding their own, despite their location on the mountaintop. Then a parade of familiar faces, some welcome and some...not so much...drop by with surprising consequences. Will the principal's son Gakushu be able to maintain his position as the illustrious leader of Class A? Who could possibly replace him to lead the students to victory and subjugating the weak...?"--Back cover.

In February 1861 just days before he assumed the presidency, Abraham Lincoln faced a "clear and fully matured" threat of assassination as he traveled by train to Washington D.C. for his inauguration. Over a period of thirteen days, detective Allan Pinkerton had worked feverishly to detect and thwart the plot, assisted by a widow named Kate Warne, America's first female private eye. As Lincoln's train rolled on, Pinkerton struggled to keep up with the ever-changing details of the murder plot, even as he dealt with Lincoln and his advisors who refused to believe the danger was real. Pinkerton took a desperate gamble to save Lincoln that was shrouded in secrecy, and later mired in controversy. The story of the Baltimore Plot is one of the great untold stories of the Civil War era.

The students in Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High have a new teacher: an alien octopus with bizarre powers and unlimited strength, who's just destroyed the moon and is threatening to destroy the earth--unless they can kill him first!.

Blake Johnson, head of the clandestine White House operation known as The Basement, begins to receive threats, but before he can discover who is sending the threats, he must determine their target.