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A calamity of souls / David Baldacci.

A calamity of souls / David Baldacci.
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 Adult Fiction   Campsie . . On Loan, Reserved . 17 May 2024
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 Adult Fiction   Chester Hill . . On Hold-CH, Reserved .  
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 Adult Fiction   Panania . . On Loan, Reserved . 7 May 2024
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ISBN 9781035035595 (paperback)
9781035035588 (hardback)
Name Baldacci, David author
Title A calamity of souls / David Baldacci.
Published London : Macmillan, 2024.
©2024
Description ix, 480 pages ; 24 cm
Summary "Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a murder case sets a duo of Black and white lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from the number one bestselling author David Baldacci. Jack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with killing an elderly and wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears that his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds are already stacked against both him and his client. And he quickly finds himself out of his depth when he realises that what is at stake is far greater than the outcome of a murder trial. Desiree DuBose is a Black lawyer from Chicago who has devoted her life to furthering the causes of justice and equality for everyone. She comes to Freeman County and enters a fractious and unwieldy partnership with Lee in a legal battle against the best prosecutor in town. Yet DuBose is also aware that powerful outside forces are at work to blunt the victories achieved by the Civil Rights era. Lee and DuBose could not be more dissimilar. On their own, neither one can stop the prosecution's deliberate march towards a guilty verdict and the electric chair. But together, the pair fight for what once seemed impossible: a chance for a fair trial and true justice."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects Murder -- Fiction
Trials (Murder) -- Fiction
Racism against Black people -- Fiction
Racism in criminal justice administration -- Fiction
Racism in law enforcement -- Fiction
Capital punishment -- Fiction
Genre Legal fiction (Literature)
Thrillers (Fiction)
Reservations Queue 14
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