A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci
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Set in 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially charged murder case pits two lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they fight for justice in this powerful 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, wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds are already stacked against him and his client.
Desiree DuBose is a Black lawyer from Chicago who has devoted her life to furthering justice and equality. She enters a fractious partnership with Lee in a legal battle against the best prosecutor in the Commonwealth. Yet DuBose knows that powerful outside forces are working to blunt the victories achieved by the Civil Rights era.
Lee and DuBose could not be more dissimilar. On their own, neither can stop the prosecution’s deliberate march toward a guilty verdict and the electric chair. But together, they fight for what once seemed impossible: a chance for a fair trial and true justice.
A Calamity of Souls brings a bygone era vividly to life in a gripping story of race, courage, and the cost of doing what is right.
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