Alex Cross's Trial: (Alex Cross 15) - Softcover

Patterson, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099543028 ISBN 13: 9780099543022

Verlag: Arrow, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

From his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great-uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, Alex passes the family tale along to his own children in a novel he's written - a novel called Trial. As a lawyer in early-twentieth-century Washington DC, Ben Corbett represents the toughest cases., Fighting against oppression and racism, he risks his family and his life in the process. When President Theodore Roosevelt asks Ben to return to his hometown to investigate rumours of the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan there, he cannot refuse. Arriving in Eudora, Mississippi, Ben meets the wise Abraham Cross and his beautiful daughter, Moody., Ben enlists their help, and the two Crosses introduce him to the hidden side of the idyllic Southern town. Lynchings have become commonplace and residents of the town's black quarter live in constant fear. Ben aims to break the reign of terror - but the truth of who is really behind it could break his heart., Written in the fearless voice of Detective Alex Cross, Alex Cross's Trial is a gripping story of murder, love, and, above all, bravery.

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Detective Alex Cross delves deep into the past – to the case that haunts his family history...

In his own inimitable voice, Cross tells the story of Ben Corbett, lawyer to the poor and downtrodden in 1900s Washington D.C. – a disappointment to a family who wanted him to serve the powerful.

Out of the blue, President Theodore Roosevelt invites Ben to the White House, charging him with investigating a resurgent Ku Klux Klan in Ben’s own home town. The man who’ll help him? Abraham Cross, great-uncle of Alex Cross.

But as Ben and Cross delve into the hate lurking in this sleepy Southern town, fighting to help its tormented black community, these unlikely partners know that they’re risking more than their careers. This town will stop at nothing to avoid progress – even murder...

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Alex Cross tells the irresistible story - passed down through the generations - of an ancestor's courageous fight for freedom.

From his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great-uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, Alex records the extraordinary tale in a novel he's written - a novel called Trial.

Returning to his hometown in Mississippi, DC lawyer Ben Corbett meets Abraham Cross and his beautiful daughter, Moody. They introduce Ben to the hidden side of the idyllic Southern town, where lynchings have become commonplace and the town's black community live in constant fear. Ben aims to break the reign of terror - but the truth of who is really behind it could break his heart.

Written in the fearless voice of Detective Alex Cross, Alex Cross's Trial is a gripping story of murder, love, and, above all, bravery.
Praise for Cross Country: [insert pb jacket image]

'... opens with one of the most chilling murder scenes I've read in a long time ... High-octane stuff' Daily Express

'You're just completely engrossed in it from start to finish. Absolutely incredible ... The story is unrelentingly exciting.' BBC Radio 5 Live

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• Verlag: Arrow
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0099543028
• ISBN 13: 9780099543022
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 512