Vindicated of What?

[L Verge]

A response from the author of The Man in the Barn:

Hey Laurie,

I heard you received the press release for The Man in The Barn. Just wanted to make sure you got a heads-up. I really hope you like it. I wrote it hoping it might some day become a nice companion novel for the Booth tour. Though it's controversial, as it is about the John Wilkes Booth escape theories, I hope you will find it to be a complete volume of the arguments in both directions, and so more easily be able to refute the points you disagree with.

The novel does contain references to fictional Surratt Society board members who do just that. Michael Kauffman, for instance, makes an appearance And the two main characters go on your Booth tour.

I warn you ahead of time, it is not for student readers, as it contains adult content. It was written more for modern entertainment, than historical non-fiction, but I did do my best to research the material as thoroughly as possible, and I hope you appreciate the effort.

Hope all's well and look forward to hearing your reactions!


Cheers,

N.