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The just and the unjust Vaughan Kester 9781178172201 Books

In 1912, the number seven book on the bestseller's list was Vaughan Kester's The Just and the Unjust. Since few have heard of either the book or author nowadays, it is an indication of the fleeting nature of popularity. Will people in 2112 be wondering who John Grisham or James Patterson were?

In fact, all the top ten authors of 1912 are practically unknown nowadays, which led me on a minor quest to read these books and get a feel for what was popular a century ago. Of course, popularity does not equal quality. The Just and the Unjust was the third of these bestsellers I read, and easily the best of the three.

The story is centered on John North, a young man who has gambled away his inherited money and has decided to leave his small town of Mount Hope, Ohio to seek his fortune and be able to marry the woman he loves (and who loves him). Meanwhile, his friend, the drunken lawyer, Marshall Langham is facing ruin at the hands of the shady gambler, Andy Gilmore. To get out of debt, Langham will kill and rob the town's wealthiest man.

Circumstances and acts of deceit will leave North accused of the crime. Gilmore knows better, but he doesn't like North and likes controlling Langham. Soon, North will face a trial and hanging if found guilty. His alibi involves Langham's wife, but North doesn't want to potentially dishonor her, so he relies on his faith that an innocent man would never be convicted. Gilmore, however, will do whatever's necessary to make sure the frame sticks.

Like many works of this period, the narrative and dialogue are sometimes a little over-the-top, but overall, this book has strong writing. This is a story of good and evil (or, to use the title, just and unjust), but there are shades of gray that are not always found in books of this time. Even Langham is not wholly bad; in fact, the true villain is actually Gilmore. And the supposed good guys have flaws of their own that make them more solid characters.

Kester lived a relatively short life, dying when he was just forty-one in 1911. Sadly, this was right when his career was really taking off: both this book and the 1911 book The Prodigal Judge were bestsellers. Is this book a classic worthy of the immortality that description should bestow? No, but this is a good crime novel with a nice level of suspense.

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  • Paperback 420 pages
  • Publisher Nabu Press (August 31, 2010)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10 1178172201

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