000			03126cam a2200481 i 4500
001			1431193616
003			OCoLC
005			20240514162229.0
008			240425t20242024nyu ed 000 f eng
020			_a9781538766477
035			_a(OCoLC)1431193616
040			_cAJM
043			_an-us-va
099			_ax Large Print
100	1		_aBaldacci, David, _eauthor. _92436
245	1	2	_aA calamity of souls / _cDavid Baldacci.
250			_aFirst edition.
250			_aLarge print.
264		1	_aNew York : _bGrand Central, _c2024.
264		4	_c©2024
300			_ax, 656 pages (large print) ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
340			_nlarge print (16 point) _2rdafs
520			_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
650		0	_aMurder _vFiction. _96010
650		0	_aTrials (Murder) _vFiction. _9694
650		0	_aRacism against Black people _vFiction. _917144
650		0	_aRacism in criminal justice administration _vFiction. _917145
650		0	_aRacism in law enforcement _vFiction. _913648
650		0	_aCapital punishment _vFiction. _916908
650		0	_aAfrican American women lawyers _vFiction. _917146
650		0	_aLarge type books. _93808
651		0	_aVirginia _vFiction. _99825
655		7	_aLarge print books. _2lcgft _913197
655		7	_aDetective and mystery fiction. _2lcgft _9485
655		7	_aLegal fiction (Literature) _2lcgft _95807
655		7	_aHistorical fiction. _2lcgft _9129
655		7	_aNovels. _2lcgft _950
907			_a.b188997271
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
999			_c29651 _d29651