THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND TRAILBLAZING TV JOURNALIST recounts the career of President Ronald Reagan'S Rise to power--and the forces of evil that conspired to bring him down. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after John Hinckley Jr.'s bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable--or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carry out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? From Reagan's golden days of Hollywood to his term as California's governor, the boom years in the White House to the fall of the Iron Curtain, Killing Reagan takes readers behind the scenes and headlines, creating an unforgettable portrait of one of America's most popular presidents of all time. Praise for Bill O'Reilly's Killing series: "Powerful.immersively written.

" --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "All the suspense and drama of a popular thriller." -- The Christian Science Monitor " Vivid and emotionally engaging."--Nelson DeMille.