Justice for None - Softcover

Hackman, Gene; Lenihan, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312995172 ISBN 13: 9780312995171

Verlag: St Martin's Press, 2006

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Capturing perfectly the Depression era Midwest in which author and Oscar award winning actor Gene Hackman was raised, "Justice for None" is a suspenseful novel filled with twists and turns and a vivid cast of characters whose lives intersect in unexpected ways. The year is 1929, just before the Depression. Vermilion, Illinois, is a prosperous small town where World War 1 veteran Boyd Calvin lives. Still haunted by his experiences in the war, Boyd struggles to find a place for himself. He drives a trolley and lives hand to mouth in a flophouse. But when Boyd stumbles upon the scene of his wife's brutal killing, he loses his nerve and runs, only to be captured and jailed for murder. In prison, he meets and befriends George, a black convict accused of raping a white woman. Narrowly escaping a crowd's attempt to lynch them, the men flee for their lives, hiding together before making their way to the anonymity of Chicago and day labour paid in cash. But Boyd soon discovers the fugitive's underworld is not for him and decides to return to Vermilion and surrender to his fate. What he doesn't expect to find is a small group of supporters who believe in his innocence and convince Boyd to fight for the justice that has eluded him. As the country stumbles toward collapse, a dramatic trial unfolds as a man's fate hangs in the balance.

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Capturing perfectly the Depression era Midwest in which author and Oscar award-winning actor Gene Hackman was raised, Justice for None is a suspenseful novel filled with twists and turns and a vivid cast of characters whose lives intersect in unexpected ways...

AN INNOCENT MAN…
The year is 1929, just before the Depression. Vermilion, Illinois is a prosperous small town where
World War I veteran Boyd Calvin lives. Still haunted by his experiences in the war, Boyd struggles to find a place for himself. He drives a trolley and lives hand-to-mouth in a flophouse. But when Boyd stumbles upon the scene of his wife's brutal killing, he loses his nerve and runs, only to be captured and jailed for murder…

A DARING ESCAPE…
In prison, he meets and befriends George, a black convict accused of raping a white woman. Narrowly escaping a crowd's attempt to lynch them, the men flee for their lives, hiding together before making their way to the anonymity of Chicago and day labor paid in cash. But Boyd soon discovers the fugitive's underworld is not for him and decides to return to Vermilion and surrender to his fate.

THE BATTLE OF HIS LIFE…
What he doesn't expect to find is a small group of supporters who believe in his innocence and convince Boyd to fight for the justice that has eluded him. As the country stumbles toward collapse, a dramatic trial unfolds as a man's fate hangs in the balance…

"Interesting plot twists, well-drawn characters (George is superb), and a rich, detailed, evocation of rural America in the late 1920s."
--Library Journal

"Suspenseful…an exciting yarn."
--Booklist

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: St Martin's Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0312995172
• ISBN 13: 9780312995171
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352
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