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A Calamity of Souls
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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 in this courtroom drama from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.
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 brutally killing an elderly and wealthy 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 the Commonwealth. Yet DuBose is also aware that powerful outside forces are at work to blunt the victories achieved by the Civil Rights era.
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.
Over a decade in the writing, A Calamity of Souls breathes richly imagined and detailed life into a bygone era, taking the reader through a world that will seem both foreign and familiar.
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Reviews
While the trial part was interesting, the book was uncharacteristically preachy for Baldacci. I read fiction to escape from all the political noise. If you do likewise, I would of pass on this novel.
By K feim MI
Am I the only person that sees an issue with the censorship?….
By Cate S. Morrison
Really enjoyed reading this one. Love the characters and can’t wait for book two. They have a ways to go
By KarinaAnderson
A Very well written, informative book that keeps you guessing till the end
By Margaret Panopoulos
This is an amazing read! I don’t think I did anything else during the course of this book! I could not stop reading until I absolutely finished it! Job well done Mr. Baldacci!
By Emhead00