Description: Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from #1 York Times bestselling author 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 brutally 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 realizes 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 the Commonwealth. 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. Over a decade in the writing, A Calamity of Souls breathes richly imagined and detailed life into a bygone era, taking the reader through a world that will seem both foreign and familiar.On Nov 1, 2024 at 18:57:23 PDT, seller added the following information:
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Publication Date: April, 2024
Assembled Product Dimensions (L x W x H): 9.25 x 6.25 x 1.60 Inches
Original Languages: English
ISBN-10: 1538765020
Book Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781538765029
Book Title: Calamity of Souls
Number of Pages: 496 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Year: 2024
Topic: Mystery & Detective / Historical, Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, African American / General, Thrillers / Legal, Thrillers / Suspense, Legal, Action & Adventure
Item Height: 1.6 in
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 25.2 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: David Baldacci
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
