The Shut Mouth Society »

James D. Best writes historical novels. His books include The Shopkeeper, Leadville, The Shut Mouth Society, Tempest at Dawn, and The Digital Organization. Tempest at Dawn has been featured on The Glenn Beck Show, and it is on the Glenn Beck Reading List.

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.

David M. Kinchen

Evarts is a veteran of a top secret army unit, an expert in decoding ciphers and a good friend of multimillionaire Abraham Douglass, a descendant of black anti-slavery pioneer Frederick Douglass. Abraham Douglass wants Evarts and Professor Patricia Baldwin to authenticate an Abraham Lincoln document in his possession. At stake is nothing less than the balance of power in present-day North America. "The Shut Mouth Society" is a fast-moving, well-written novel.