Columbus, Georgia, has been run by the same tiny clique for over 100 years -- the members of the all-white Big Eddy Club. This is the story of a fascinating and rotten community whose victims pay the ultimate price. /'In Cold Blood' meets 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' -- this is high drama of the most compelling kind / Columbus, and much of America, tries to deny its terrible past -- presenting a sanitized image of racial harmony -- 'Violation' is an unforgettable call to remember that past and an indictment of the present which cannot be ignored / David Rose is one of the UK's leading investigative writers. / Competition: In Cold Blood, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
David Rose, who now writes for the Observer and Vanity Fair, has worked at Time Out, the Guardian and BBC television, and has investigated wrongful convictions since the early 1980s. A Climate of Fear was described as ‘the best account of a miscarriage of justice written yet’. His other books include In the Name of the Law, Regions of the Heart and Guantanamo: America’s War on Human Rights. He is a past winner of the Royal Institute of International Affairs David Watt Memorial Prize, the Bar Council’s Legal Reporter of the Year Award and the One World-European Union award for human rights journalism.
'Rose writes eloquently!expertly unpicks the prosecution's line!stunning!this is a dazzlingly reported, supremely elegant book of scholarly confidence.' The Observer 'Rose has fashioned a persuasive narrative of the iniquities of the American criminal justice system as well as a vivid account of the social and racial backdrop to the legal saga.' The Times 'A gripping and brilliant piece of reporting that both lays bare an appalling miscarriage of justice and exposes its origins in the tortured history of the South. I could not put it down.' Sister Helen Prejean, author of 'Dead Man Walking' 'Excellent!Columbus has an intricate history of racism that Rose weaves expertly throughout his narrative!Rose could have opted merely to observe injustice but in undertaking this investigation, he may succeed in saving the life of an innocent man.' Daily Mail 'David Rose, one of the few serious investigative journalists left, makes a potent case that the past and the present are inextricable in Georgia!this is a passionate, intelligent and articulate book.' Daily Telegraph 'While Rose never loses focus on Gary's case, he melds the story brilliantly with the bigger historical picture of Southern society!this book flows like a thriller and hits with righteous force of a great novel.' The Spectator 'A comprehensive and unsettling account of long-miscarried justice idling on the brink of tragedy.' New Statesman '"Violation" is about as good a piece of investigative reporting as you're ever likely to get!It is also beautifully written!a fine and gripping murder investigation, but it is better still as a warning about the endlessly corrosive nature of racism.' Sunday Times 'Rose is a remarkable journalist, shrewd and hard-working!(he) brings fresh forensic evidence to bear on Gary's case that suggests that the wrong man may have been put on death row!At the end of this riveting book, readers are left to judge for themselves.' The Guardian
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