The forsaken
By: Ace Atkins
Series: A Quinn Colson thriller -- [4]
Publisher: Corsair
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781472114280
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: United States; Quinn Colson (Fictitious character); Murder; Investigation; United States. Army; Sheriffs; Commando troops; Armed Forces; Fiction
Description: 36 years ago, a nameless black man wandered into Jericho, Mississippi, with nothing but the clothes on his back and a pair of paratrooper boots. Less than two days later, he was accused of rape and murder, hunted down by a self-appointed posse, and lynched. Now evidence has surfaced of his innocence, and county sheriff Quinn Colson sets out not only to identify the stranger's remains, but to charge those responsible for the lynching. As he starts to uncover old lies and dirty secrets, though, he runs up against fierce opposition from those with the most to lose and they can play dirty themselves. Soon Colson will find himself accused of terrible crimes, and the worst part is, the accusations just might stick. As the two investigations come to a head, it is anybody's guess who will prevail or even come out of it alive.
Notes: First published in the United States in 2014 by G.P. Putnam's Sons.