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The Shut Mouth Society [Kindle Edition]

James D. Best (Author)
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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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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Although the plot of this book revolves around the possession of previously unknown documents written by Abraham Lincoln and his contemporaries, the reader is assailed with far too much historical detail in this regard. The book comes across as part novel, part American Civil War history lesson and, to be honest, for me, the OTT attention to the latter completely spoiled the former.

It's as if the author wanted to say to me, "Hey, just look how much research I've put into this!". My response is, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn!"
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A Suspenseful Adventure 18 July 2008
By M. L. Cunningham - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
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?
37 of 39 people found the following review helpful
This shouldn't be a secret! 24 Aug 2008
By Sandy Castle - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's all about secret societies but this book shouldn't be kept a secret. The fast-paced story is full of action, riddled with twists and turns, develops characters you like a lot, weaves in some interesting U.S. history and is VERY hard to put down. My only complaint was that it was over too soon. So read it - it's good!
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
A Great Story 23 Jun 2008
By Marylu Allen - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I loved The Shopkeeper and I liked The Shut Mouth Society even more. It's full of adventure and suspense , but always remains believable. Besides being a fun book, I enjoyed the way American history was intertwined with an exciting story. The history of Lincoln and the Civil War period was a real asset to the book. I also like the way the story moves all over the United States because I have been in many of the locations. I hope James D. Best, like my other favorite authors, puts out at least a book a year.
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Lincoln by any measure was a racist. He also violated the Constitution to such an extent that he shouldve been impeached. &quote;
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Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it! &quote;
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the Proclamation was a carefully crafted legal brief. It freed all the slaves in the rebellious states if those states didnt willingly rejoin the Union prior to January 1, 1863. It didnt free slaves in the loyal states, and the document carefully excluded regions in the South that the Union army had already conquered. In other words, if the Confederacy capitulated and rejoined the Union, not a single slave in the entire nation wouldve been freed. &quote;
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