Streets of Fire, Thomas H. Cook
Streets of Fire, Thomas H. Cook
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Streets of Fire

Author: Thomas H. Cook

Narrator: Ray Chase

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/04/2012


Synopsis

At the height of the Civil Rights movement, a young girl's murder stirs racial tensions in Birmingham, Alabama.

The grave on the football field is shallow, and easy to spot from a distance. It would have been found sooner, had most of the residents in the black half of Birmingham not been downtown, marching, singing, and being arrested alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. Police detective Ben Wellman is among them when he gets the call about the fresh grave.

Under the loosely packed dirt, he finds a young black girl, her innocence taken and her life along with it. His sergeant orders Wellman to investigate, but instructs him not to try too hard. In the summer of 1963, Birmingham is tense enough without a manhunt for the killers of a black child. Wellman digs for the truth in spite of skepticism from the black community and scorn from his fellow officers. What he finds is a secret that men from both sides of town would prefer stayed buried.

About Thomas H. Cook

Thomas H. Cook was born in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1947. He has been nominated for the Edgar Award seven times in five different categories. He received the best novel Edgar for The Chatham School Affair, the Martin Beck Award, the Herodotus Prize for best historical short story, and the Barry for best novel for Red Leaves, and has been nominated for numerous other awards.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Suzn

I grew up in the south in the 60s and in my opinion this book captures the feel of this time in our country's history with straightforward grit and grace. The characters come alive under Mr. Cook's pen. The story is compelling throughout. The main character Ben is a complex and caring man who is try......more