A death in Live Oak
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Adult Mystery - Adult Books
F Gri Jack Swyteck #14
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Adult Book
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371 pages ; 24 cm.
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When the body of Jamal Cousin, president of the preeminent black fraternity at the Florida's flagship university, is discovered hogtied in the Stygian water swamps of the Suwanee River Valley, the death sets off a firestorm that threatens to rage out of control when a fellow student, Mark Towson, the president of a prominent white fraternity, is accused of the crime. Contending with rising political tensions, racial unrest, and a sensational media, Towsons defense attorney, Jack Swyteck, knows that the stakes could not be higher-inside or outside the old Suwanee County Courthouse. The evidence against his client, which includes a threatening text message referencing "strange fruit" on the river, seems overwhelming. Then Jack gets a break that could turn the case. Jamal's gruesome murder bears disturbing similarities to another lynching that occurred back in the Jim Crow days of 1944. Are the chilling parallels purely coincidental? With a community in chaos and a young mans life in jeopardy, Jack will use every resource to find out. As he navigates each twist and turn of the search, Jack becomes increasingly convinced that his client may himself be the victim of a criminal plan more sinister than the case presented by the state attorney. Risking his own reputation, this principled man who has devoted his life to the law plunges headfirst into the darkest recesses of the Souths past, and its murky present, to uncover answers.For Jack, it's about the truth. Traversing time, from the days of strict segregation to the present, hell find it-no matter what the cost-and bring much-needed justice to Suwanee County. (from book cover)

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Grippando, J. (2018). A death in Live Oak (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Grippando, James, 1958-. 2018. A Death in Live Oak. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Grippando, James, 1958-. A Death in Live Oak Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Grippando, James. A Death in Live Oak First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

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