A Calamity of Souls - A Novel by David Baldacci, 1 Each
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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 a wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears that his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds against them. Jack quickly finds himself out of his depth when he realizes what is at stake. Desiree DuBose is a Black lawyer from Chicago who has devoted her life to furthering the causes of justice and equality for all. She comes to Freeman County and enters a fractious partnership with Lee in a legal battle against the best prosecutor in the Commonwealth. Yet DuBose is also aware that powerful outside forces are at work to blunt the victories achieved by the Civil Rights era.Lee and DuBose could not be more different. Alone, neither one can stop the prosecutions deliberate march towards a guilty verdict and the electric chair. But together, the pair fight for what once seemed impossible: a chance for a fair trial and true justice.Product Number: 09781538765029
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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 a wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears that his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds against them. Jack quickly finds himself out of his depth when he realizes what is at stake. Desiree DuBose is a Black lawyer from Chicago who has devoted her life to furthering the causes of justice and equality for all. She comes to Freeman County and enters a fractious partnership with Lee in a legal battle against the best prosecutor in the Commonwealth. Yet DuBose is also aware that powerful outside forces are at work to blunt the victories achieved by the Civil Rights era.Lee and DuBose could not be more different. Alone, neither one can stop the prosecutions deliberate march towards a guilty verdict and the electric chair. But together, the pair fight for what once seemed impossible: a chance for a fair trial and true justice.Product Number: 09781538765029
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