03253cam a2200493 i 45000010011000000030006000110050017000170080041000340200018000750350022000930400008001150430012001230990018001351000036001532450043001892500019002322500017002512640038002682640011003063000040003173360026003573370028003833380027004113400034004385201568004726500027020406500035020676500049021026500063021516500047022146500040022616500052023016500028023536510029023816550037024106550047024476550044024946550036025386550023025749070016025979420014026139990017026279520115026441431193616OCoLC20240514162229.0240425t20242024nyu    ed     000 f eng    a9781538766477  a(OCoLC)1431193616  cAJM  an-us-va  ax Large Print1 aBaldacci, David,eauthor.9243612aA calamity of souls /cDavid Baldacci.  aFirst edition.  aLarge print. 1aNew York :bGrand Central,c2024. 4c©2024  ax, 656 pages (large print) ;c24 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  nlarge print (16 point)2rdafs  a"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"--cProvided by publisher 0aMurdervFiction.96010 0aTrials (Murder)vFiction.9694 0aRacism against Black peoplevFiction.917144 0aRacism in criminal justice administrationvFiction.917145 0aRacism in law enforcementvFiction.913648 0aCapital punishmentvFiction.916908 0aAfrican American women lawyersvFiction.917146 0aLarge type books.93808 0aVirginiavFiction.99825 7aLarge print books.2lcgft913197 7aDetective and mystery fiction.2lcgft9485 7aLegal fiction (Literature)2lcgft95807 7aHistorical fiction.2lcgft9129 7aNovels.2lcgft950  a.b188997271  2ddccBOOK  c29651d29651  2ddc4070aABELJbABELJcLPd2024-05-14g32.00l6m1oBALDp66142r2024-09-04s2024-08-21w2024-05-14yBOOK11