Description
In the volatile summer of 1968 in southern Virginia, a shocking murder accusation ignites a case that exposes how easily justice can be bent by race, power, and fear. A Black man is charged with killing his employers—an older, wealthy, and widely respected white couple—while the evidence and the courtroom narrative seem engineered to reach only one conclusion. As a pair of lawyers—one white, one Black—fight to uncover the truth, they must navigate a legal system stacked against them and confront the moral cost of pursuing fairness in a society on the brink. Blending historical atmosphere with Baldacci’s fast-moving, high-stakes legal storytelling, this novel explores themes of systemic injustice, the fragility of truth, and the courage it takes to challenge a verdict before it hardens into fate.
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paperback
Pan Macmillan
Published Oct 24, 2024
ISBN: 9781035035601
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First Published
2024
Language
eng
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