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

Author: Thomas H. Cook

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 11 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/14/2012

Synopsis

It is May 1963, in Birmingham, Alabama. As Martin Luther King, Jr.'s civil rights demonstrations begin to fill the streets, prejudices awaken and tempers flare. Amid the violence and confusion, a deaf black girl is found raped and murdered. Veteran homicide detective Ben Wellman pursues the murderer through the throngs of protesters, the pool halls of the black district of Bearmatch, the white mansions of Mountain Brook, and finally, even in his own department. As he did in Sacrificial Ground, Cook has created a novel of uncommon force and resonance.

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 on October 07, 2013

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

Goodreads review by Dale on April 02, 2013

"That's the trouble with a situation like this - you just don't know who is who." Published by Highbridge Audio in 2012 Read by Ray Chase Duration: 11 hours, 35 minutes Thomas H. Cook's Streets of Fire is set in Birmingham, Alabama in the spring of 1963 during Martin Luther King's famed "Birmingham......more

Goodreads review by Maltoablativ on October 26, 2015

Usually I like my crime novels to be heavy in the plot department with not too much characters development and too much social commentary. But with Streets of Fire it was the oposite. And it has something to do with the overall theme of the book, which is the Civil Rights Movement. I wished the writ......more

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