A Calamity of Souls: The gripping historical courtroom drama from the multimillion copy number one bestselling author (English Edition) – Artia13 est rémunéré par notre partenaire Amazon
‘A tour de force’ – S.A. Cosby
‘An instant classic’ – Alex Michaelides
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.
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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. And be sure not to miss Strangers In Time, Baldacci’s pulse-pounding wartime novel.
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KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.
‘One of the world’s thriller masters’ – Daily Mail
‘Baldacci is still peerless’ – Sunday Times
‘David Baldacci at his best’ – Michael Connelly
‘One of the all-time best thriller authors’ – Lisa Gardner
‘Baldacci on top form’ – Peter James
*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
ASIN : B0CG6RGDDS
Éditeur : Macmillan
Accessibilité : En savoir plus
Date de publication : 11 avril 2024
Langue : Anglais
Taille du fichier : 3.6 MB
Lecteur d’écran : Pris en charge
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Nombre de pages de l’édition imprimée : 533 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1035035618
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Âge de lecture : Dès 18 ans
Prix : 12,50€ - 1,18€
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