James D. Best Autographs to you, his Thriller and Pot-Boiler, "The Shut Mouth Society"


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"When a rich Santa Barbara collector acquires a newly discovered Abraham Lincoln document, he asks detective Greg Evarts and UCLA professor Patricia Baldwin to authenticate it. Their research launches them into a dangerous struggle with a secret society formed during Reconstruction. Before they can solve the mystery surrounding the Lincoln manuscript, a shocking murder forces them to run for their lives. As they race across the country, they discover a Civil War secret that could upset the balance of power in North America. Now Evarts and Baldwin must unravel the 150-year-old conspiracy before it's too late . . . and before they are silenced for good."


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I first picked out this book, because it has a cool title and Lincoln on the front cover. I expected it to be historical fiction and maybe a little dry. What it is, instead, is a thriller/detective story centered around preinaugural papers of President Abraham Lincoln. The author has done an excellent job of building the story. --Book Advice
 



The Shut Mouth Society is a fast-moving, well-written novel that is of particular interest in this bicentennial year of Abe Lincoln's birth.-- Huntington News

 


From the Back Cover



"
The Shut Mouth Society
 is a potboiler of the first order."
 
What Would the Founders Think?

 

"
The Shut Mouth Society
 by James D. Best is the kind of book I like best. The novel has everything from intrigue and murder to romance." Faith Friese Nelson,
 
A Writer's Journal

 


"It was a book I would  enjoy reading again." --
Enough With It


 



 



About this author


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James Best is the author of the bestselling Steve Dancy Tales: The Shopkeeper, Leadville, Murder at Thumb Butte, The Return, and Jenny's Revenge. His other novels include Tempest at Dawn and The Shut Mouth Society. Principled Action and The Digital Organization are his nonfiction books. James has ghost written three books, authored two regular magazine columns, and published numerous journal articles. As a conference speaker, he has made presentations throughout North America and Europe. He is a member of Western Writers of America, Western Literature Association, and the Pacific Beach Surf Club. James enjoys writing, film, surfing, skiing, and watching his grandchildren play sports and cavort.

His blog address and contact information can be found at http://jamesdbest.blogspot.com/ 

James and his wife Diane live in Omaha, San Diego, and New York City. (Close to all the things he loves except skiing. Invitations to a mountain cabins gladly accepted.)



 

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A Suspenseful Adventure,
 July 17, 2008



This captivating novel moves with dizzying speed. The plot twists so fast that you


don't want to put it down because you know there is going to be another surprise


on the next page. The combination of an unpredictable plot, intriguing characters,


and fascinating American history made this book hard to put down. I was very


disappointed to finish it because I wanted more. Hey! How long are you going


to keep us waiting for Leadville?




 




 






 




 


 

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