Synopses & Reviews
A D.A. torn between justice and the law... A professor caught between righteousness and revenge... The legal battle that could rip a city apart... James Reynolds is Mississippi's only black deputy district attorney and his conviction rate is second to none. He firmly believes the law is the only way to true, color-blind justice. But he will soon prosecute the most emotionally wrenching case of his career. White men responsible for brutal murders during the civil rights era are turning up dead, and a renowned African-American professor is charged with the crimes. Now, amid an overwhelming media blitz, Reynolds finds himself on a playing field where the rules change every day. A man with rage in his heart knows Reynolds's deepest secrets...and is using them to exact a very personal kind of vengeance.
Synopsis
- Jeff Stetson is the author of The Meeting, which received the 1987 NAACP Theater Image Award for Best Play and Best Writer. His other plays include Fraternity, which won the 1988 Multi-Cultural Playwrights Festival; and And the Men Shall Also Gather, selected for the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.- The debate at the center of this novel resonates powerfully in light of current Middle East conflicts, forcing readers to consider whether it is ever just to seek unilateral retribution.
Synopsis
From the award-winning playwright of "The Meeting" comes this gripping debut novel. When white men responsible for brutal murders during the civil rights era are murdered and a renowned African-American professor is charged, James Reynolds, Mississippi's only black DA, must prosecute the most emotionally wrenching case of his career.