The Judges of the Secret Court: A Novel About John Wilkes Booth

This compelling historical fiction of the Civil War and Lincoln’s assassination is an “exploration by a brilliant and thoughtful writer of the labyrinthine ways of good and evil”(Los Angeles Times)

"The Judges of the Secret Court isn’t just a novel about John Wilkes Booth; it is a vision of what life and the world do to us."—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post

David Stacton’s The Judges of The Secret Court is a long-lost triumph of American fiction as well as one of the finest books ever writt...