Description

In this gripping thriller, truth and justice are called into question when a Black man is gunned down in cold bloodthe first novel in a riveting series from renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump.

Its the night of November 4, 2008. Americas first Black president has just been elected. And fifty-three-year-old Hollis Montrosea Black ex-police officer from the suburbs of Chicagohas become the latest victim of a brutal attack. He was shot ten times in cold blood by four white men who otherwise would have been colleagues back in his police days.

Beau Lee Cooper was born serious, as if on an urgent mission with little time to waste. Raised in the tumultuous world of Texas, it had always been his dream to become a lawyer and fight for whats right, ever since he was a little boy reading To Kill A Mockingbird. And now, ten years into running his own law firm with his best friend and partner in crime Nelson Nellie Rivers and his suave right-hand-man Brent Cape Capers, he feels hes finally making a difference. When Beau Lee learns about Holliss situation, hes determined to help.

Miraculously, Hollis survives the encounter, but the Chicago Police Department has already spun the narrative in their favor, and Hollis is given a wrongful prison sentence with an unreasonable bail. What really happened that night the car was pulled over? Was it random or was Hollis targeted? Beau Lee knows hes treading dangerous waters, and finding evidence of the truth will be his biggest challenge yet, but with troubling powers at play, one innocent mans life hangs in the balance.

Author: Ben Crump
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 02/17/2026
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9780593875704
Language: English