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Oct 07, 2017BostonPL_LauraB rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is the type of story that will make everyone's blood boil, stomach turn, and heart ache. Not because this is a thriller and it's gruesome, but because of the things the reader learns about Atlanta (or just the south period) pre-Civil Rights. I get angry and disgusted just thinking about the way black people were treated, and the amount of corruption that there was in the police department. These first black police officers weren't even allowed to arrest anyone, nor were they given squad cars; they couldn't even walk into the "white" police department in uniform. I won't go into too much more detail, because I think everyone should read this novel. Yes, it's technically historical fiction, but I'm positive that Mullen did not take liberties with his descriptions.