Review live on bookshow by Brian Lowen 7th Feb 2013
Whilst I realise
that J G’s expertise lies in the law, it would be nice to have a story that did
not include lots of legalise for a change because he does write a good novel.
Travis Boyette is
a murderer. In 1998, in the small east Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped,
and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body where it
would never be found, then watched and waited as Police and Prosecutors
arrested Donte Drumm, a young black football star with no connection to the
crime. Tried, convicted and sentenced, Drumm was sent to death row: his fate
had been decided.
Nine years later,
Donte Drumm is four days from execution. Over 400 miles away in Kansas, Travis
faces a fate of his own: an inoperable brain tumour will soon end his life.
Reflecting on his miserable life, he decides to do what is right and goes into
a local church to confess to the priest, Keith. He believes his story and
manages to convince Donte Drumm’s lawyer, Robbie that he has a chance of saving
Donte’s life.
And so the rush
starts to convince lawyers, judges and politicians that they are about to
execute an innocent man.
There is an
unusual ending to a great story that illustrates the amount of distrust and ill
feeling between the black and white population in the deep south of America.
I enjoyed it and
would recommend it, but it cannot really be called a thriller as stated on the
cover.
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