The Judge Hunter

In Christopher Buckley's latest comic novel, "The Judge Hunter," hapless Englishman Baltasar "Balty" St. Michel embarks on a perilous journey to the New World in 1664, tasked with locating two judges responsible for the execution of King Charles I. With no skills and reliant on his brother-in-law, Samuel Pepys, Balty ventures into a tumultuous colonial America filled with Puritans, Quakers, and various rogues. As he navigates this strange land with the help of the enigmatic Huncks, Buckley's sharp wit and engaging storytelling highlight the adventure, political intrigue, and romance of the era. The novel promises to whisk readers away to a vividly drawn seventeenth-century world.