Beneath a ruthless sun
Subtitle: a true story of violence, race, and justice lost and found
By: Gilbert King
Edition: First large print edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 625
ISBN-13: 9780525589341
Subjects: Investigation; Racism; Rape; Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Description: From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller "Devil in the Grove" comes a gripping story of sex, race, class, corruption, and the arc of justice. In December 1957, Blanche Bosanquet Knowles, the wealthy young wife of a citrus baron, is raped in her home while her husband is away. Journalist Mabel Norris Reese and an inexperienced young lawyer pursue the case, winning unlikely allies and chasing down leads until at long last they begin to unravel the unspeakable truths behind a racial conspiracy that shocked a community into silence.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-593) and index.