Tom Cage has been accused of murder
in the assisted suicide of his former nurse Viola Davis. His son, Penn Cage who is the mayor of
Natchez, can’t believe it and starts digging into the past to help clear his
father and find out who could have murdered her. He uncovers truths about the city he loves,
and the people he thought he knew. Could
the hatred of the KKK still be present in the city? Could an old threat of the Klan have killed
Viola? Will Tom and Penn live to see
justice?
This is a long book (over 780 pages)
and a long listen (30 discs) but it went by quickly even though the pacing of
the story was leisurely. There was enough
action mixed with the history to keep the story moving. I listened to the first half of the book and
read the second. The audio narration was
wonderful, but the senselessness and the descriptions of the hate crimes were so
much more vivid in that format, so I switched to print.
This book has an AMAZING ending that
left room for the next installment, but I am still shocked at how this volume
ended. A great look at a horrible time,
and a great story. It’s nice to see justice
being served, even all these decades later.
