BATT HUMPHREYS will discuss and sign his moving historical novel, DEAD WEIGHT, based on the true story of Nealy Duncan in 1910 Charleston. Duncan was a young black man arrested on the eve of his wedding for the murder of a Jewish merchant. Duncan was the last man hanged by the state, after a trial that Humphries' research shows raised considerable doubt. With his own background as CBS news producer, Humphreys creates a fictional New York journalist to tell the story of the role of race in southern justice with outsider perspective. Harlan Coben calls it "A stunning story, masterfully told."

Dead Weight (Hardcover)

By Batt Humphreys

$26.95

ISBN-13: 9780981873565
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Joggling Board Press, 09/01/2009

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