The Judges of the Secret Court

b>The Judges of the Secret Court, first published in 1961, is a historical novel about John Wilkes Booth and the aftermath of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. The book vividly portrays the setting and sentiments of the time, as well as Wilkes' befuddled thinking and his short-lived escape from justice, followed by the trial of those involved in the assassination. David Stacton's The Judges of The Secret Court is a long-lost triumph of American fiction as well as on