02453cam a2200361 i 4500 1233843929 TxAuBib 20240417120000.0 231002s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023046039 9781538765029 hardcover 1538765020 hardcover 9781538768341 signed edition 1538768348 signed edition 9781538768358 B&N.com signed edition 1538768356 B&N.com signed edition TxAuBib rda Baldacci, David, author. A calamity of souls / David Baldacci. First edition. New York : GCP, [2024] ©2024. 1 volume ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "When two wealthy white landowners are found dead, the whole country immediately thinks it must be Jerome Washington, the hired help, who killed them. He was standing over the bodies when the police responded to an anonymous call and the only one on the property at the time of death. As far as the state is concerned, it's an open and shut case. Jack Lee, born and raised in Freeman County, knows that every man deserves a solid defense and agrees to be Jerome's lawyer, against everyone's better judgement. But as the facts of the case unfold, it becomes more and more obvious to Jack that this trial isn't about uncovering the truth and is instead a racially charged set up. And the whole town is calling for Jerome to receive the death penalty. Jack is soon ensnared in a system that's doing everything it can to prevent him from saving Jerome's life, and even he thinks all is lost. Then Desiree DuBose, a lawyer from up North with a social justice agenda, comes to town and quickly joins as co-council, blasting the case all over the news to gain support. But the citizens of Freeman County don't want to wait for the final verdict and Jack and Desiree find themselves in the crosshairs. Jack will need to stop at nothing to prove that Jerome is innocent even at the risk of his own life... and his family's"-- Provided by publisher. 20240417. Criminal defense lawyers Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Legal fiction (Literature.) lcgft Novels. lcgft