03126cam a2200481 i 4500 1431193616 OCoLC 20240514162229.0 240425t20242024nyu ed 000 f eng 9781538766477 (OCoLC)1431193616 AJM n-us-va x Large Print Baldacci, David, author. 2436 A calamity of souls / David Baldacci. First edition. Large print. New York : Grand Central, 2024. ©2024 x, 656 pages (large print) ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier large print (16 point) rdafs "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. When two wealthy white landowners are found dead, the whole country immediately thinks it must be Jerome Washington, the hired help, who killed them. He was standing over the bodies when the police responded to an anonymous call and the only one on the property at the time of death. As far as the state is concerned, it's an open and shut case. Jack Lee, born and raised in Freeman County, knows that every man deserves a solid defense and agrees to be Jerome's lawyer, against everyone's better judgement. But as the facts of the case unfold, it becomes more and more obvious to Jack that this trial isn't about uncovering the truth and is instead a racially charged set up. And the whole town is calling for Jerome to receive the death penalty. Jack is soon ensnared in a system that's doing everything it can to prevent him from saving Jerome's life, and even he thinks all is lost. Then Desiree DuBose, a lawyer from up North with a social justice agenda, comes to town and quickly joins as co-council, blasting the case all over the news to gain support. But the citizens of Freeman County don't want to wait for the final verdict and Jack and Desiree find themselves in the crosshairs. Jack will need to stop at nothing to prove that Jerome is innocent even at the risk of his own life ... and his family's"-- Provided by publisher Murder Fiction. 6010 Trials (Murder) Fiction. 694 Racism against Black people Fiction. 17144 Racism in criminal justice administration Fiction. 17145 Racism in law enforcement Fiction. 13648 Capital punishment Fiction. 16908 African American women lawyers Fiction. 17146 Large type books. 3808 Virginia Fiction. 9825 Large print books. lcgft 13197 Detective and mystery fiction. lcgft 485 Legal fiction (Literature) lcgft 5807 Historical fiction. lcgft 129 Novels. lcgft 50 .b188997271 ddc BOOK 29651 29651 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ LP 2024-05-14 32.00 6 1 BALD 66142 2024-09-04 2024-08-21 2024-05-14 BOOK 1