Williamsburg Regional Library

Lightning men, a novel, Thomas Mullen

Label
Lightning men, a novel, Thomas Mullen
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
Lightning men
Medium
sound recording
Music parts
not applicable
Oclc number
980910532
Responsibility statement
Thomas Mullen
Series statement
Darktown, 2
Sub title
a novel
Summary
Officer Denny Rakestraw and "Negro Officers" Lucius Boggs and Tommy Smith have their hands full in a rapidly changing Atlanta. It's 1950 and racial tensions are simmering as black families, including Smith's sister, begin moving into formerly all-white neighborhoods. When Rake's brother-in-law launches a scheme to rally the Ku Klux Klan to "save" their neighborhood, his efforts spiral out of control, forcing Rake to choose between loyalty to family or the law. Across town, Boggs and Smith try to shut down the supply of white lightning and drugs into their territory, finding themselves up against more powerful foes than they'd expected. Battling corrupt cops and ex-cons, Nazi brown shirts and rogue Klansmen, the officers are drawn closer to the fires that threaten to consume the city once again
Target audience
adult
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Classification
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