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Book review: Alex Cross's Trial
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February 4, 2010
Alex Cross's Trial
By James Patterson
Random House Struik R215
Just when you think you've got a hold on the outcome, Patterson sneaks in a googly and it is back to square one.
Swish Washington-based lawyer Ben Corbett is soon in the midst of some nasty types causing havoc while dressed in KKK sheets. Ben Corbett is sent south in the early 1900s by President Theodore Roosevelt to gather evidence about the Klan's illegal activities, especially their habit of permanently removing their black neighbours.
Corbett is soon dangling from a noose, doused with fuel and set alight, betrayed by his long-time schoolfriend, set up as a patsy by politicians, almost lured into intimacy with a married woman and regarded with suspicion by the black community.
This book is a page-turner and Seffrican readers will find themselves drawing comparisons to our own recent history.
The 380 pages whiz by. - Brian Hough
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