William Thomas grew up with a distrust of contact with the police. However, he worked hard and made a name for himself as a successful lawyer. After leaving a ball game with friends, William is assaulted by police and one of the officers is killed. Accused of murder, William calls his colleague, lawyer Brent Marks, to defend him. Can Brent convince the jury that the police have crossed the line between keeping order and police brutality? Can he formulate a defense for a client who believes himself that he could be guilty? This modern mystery and suspense novel confronts the contemporary reality of tolerance, racism, prejudice and violence in American society.
Genre: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General#1 bestseller in civil rights, sells 1,000 copies per month, 4.4 stars average rating
“Miss D, are you familiar with a person by the name of John Albright?”
“Yes, I am.”
“I’m showing you a photograph. Can you identify the man in the picture?”
“Yes, that’s John Albright. He’s a cop.”
“How did you first come to know Officer Albright?”
“My girlfriend and I were walking down the street one night and he pulled up to us in a police car. He was on the passenger side and leaned out to talk to us.”
“What’s your girlfriend’s name?”
“I’m not supposed to name her. It’s in my statement to the police.”
“Please continue,” said the judge.
“Anyway, he asked us if we were working.”
“Were you?”
“No. We were goin’ for a burger.”
“Then what happened?”
“He asked if we did ‘freebies’. My friend said no.”
“He said that any restaurant in town serves cops a free meal. They just walk in and sit down. He said it works the same way on the streets. She just said, “I said no.”
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