David Baldacci

A Calamity of Souls

'David Baldacci at his best' - Michael Connelly'An instant classic' – Alex Michaelides'Baldacci on top form' - Peter James'A tour de force' – S.A. CosbySet 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 of the Travis Devine series. *The 6.20 Man, the first instalment in Baldacci's Travis Devine series, was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 31/07/2024**********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 a wealthy, elderly 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 town. Yet DuBose is also aware that powerful outside forces are at work to blunt the victories achieved by the Civil Rights movement. 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. A Calamity of Souls is the gripping historical courtroom drama from international no.1 bestselling author David Baldacci. **********KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN.TRUST BALDACCI. ‘One of the world’s thriller masters’ - Daily Mail‘Baldacci is still peerless’ - Sunday Times‘One of the all-time best thriller authors’ - Lisa Gardner‘Baldacci delivers, every time!’ - Lisa Scottoline‘A master storyteller’ - Associated Press‘Baldacci cuts everyone’s grass – Grisham’s, Ludlum’s, even Patricia Cornwell’s – and more than gets away with it’ - People

'David Baldacci at his best' - Michael Connelly'An instant classic' – Alex Michaelides'Baldacci on top form' - Peter James'A tour de force' – S.A. CosbySet 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 of the Travis Devine series. *The 6.20 Man, the first instalment in Baldacci's Travis Devine series, was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 31/07/2024**********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 a wealthy, elderly 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 town. Yet DuBose is also aware that powerful outside forces are at work to blunt the victories achieved by the Civil Rights movement. 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. A Calamity of Souls is the gripping historical courtroom drama from international no.1 bestselling author David Baldacci. **********KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN.TRUST BALDACCI. ‘One of the world’s thriller masters’ - Daily Mail‘Baldacci is still peerless’ - Sunday Times‘One of the all-time best thriller authors’ - Lisa Gardner‘Baldacci delivers, every time!’ - Lisa Scottoline‘A master storyteller’ - Associated Press‘Baldacci cuts everyone’s grass – Grisham’s, Ludlum’s, even Patricia Cornwell’s – and more than gets away with it’ - People

Jazyk anglický
Vydavateľ Pan Macmillan
Počet strán 656
Typ viazania Paperback / softback
Rozmery (š-v-h) 197 x 130
EAN 9781035035601
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