The Shut Mouth Society

by James D. Best

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604940123
• ISBN13: 9781604940121
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Wheatmark
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Everything you look for in a "good book"

Excellent novel delivering everything you look for in a "good book". Suspense, thrill, adventure and American history all tossed in for an exciting story. The author's writting style is reminescant of an intellectural Dan Brown.

This shouldn't be a secret!

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!

A Suspenseful Adventure

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?

Captivating

Having read his previous book, The Shopkeeper, I knew going in that this would be an entertaining thriller. The anticipation of what is going to happen next makes it difficult to put this book down. The author has a way of personalizing the characters so that they seem like someone you've known for a long time. I eagerly await his next book, which I hope is out soon. His writing style is unique and demands attention, and yet is easy to follow. The Shut Mouth Society is one of those books that you get into reading and then realize that half the day is gone.

A Great Story

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.