The body was bruised in several places. Dry blood and saliva were evident over parts of his face and near the mouth. Joe knelt down and read the piece of paper: mcgrath this here you last warnin. you and that black basterd rucker git outta town or you gonna be next." In Touch of Redemption, the second book in the Joe McGrath and Sam Rucker Detective Novels, the two men embark on a difficult journey-an attempt to find the murderers of Joe's father twenty-five years ago. It is 1948 in segregated Alabama, and Joe, a white man, and Sam, a black man, face numerous obstacles, the least of which is the racism and bigotry of the time, while struggling with the challenges of solving a murder case a quarter century old. The men face corrupt judges and law enforcement officials, and a secret fraternity of men determined to maintain the Southern way of life and 'the operation, ' their illegal liquor business. All this occurs against a backdrop of a seemingly bucolic small Southern town, Montevallo, home to a college for women.
Three 18-year-old southerners start the day of March 25, 1931, not knowing that the events soon to occur in Scottsboro, Alabama, will lead them and the South on an inexorable journey of change. The life stories of Clarence Norris, Rosa Parks, and Waights Taylor are the book's consistent thread through the 20th century, the tragedy of the Scottsboro Boys and their trials, and other important civil rights moments in Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham.
HENRY TUTTLE: The Boy Who Ran to Glory stretches over fifty years. Partly sports, mystery, fantasy, and coming of age, Henry must overcome bullies, a troubled friend, a courtroom trial, an attempted murder, and a forest fire to achieve his dream.
I'm pretty sure the victim is a prostitute, and the MO looks just likethe murder last month," Joe McGrath said. "The victim was garroted, and the body was arranged like an X. Whoever is killing these women is leaving a calling card behind." 1947 Birmingham, Alabama, cloaks many mysteries under its segregated shroud: glittering social soirées, secret sexual parties, a Machiavellian civic leader, and multiple murders of black prostitutes in dark alleys. Racist police chief, Big Bob Watson, reluctantly assigns Homicide Detective Joe McGrath to the case. The black community stonewalls the investigation. Joe teams up with Sam Rucker, the city's only black private eye. Working across the racial boundaries of the day, they take us step-by-step to the city's heart of darkness in search of an elusive vicious killer.
Heed the Apocalypse pushes the boundaries of reality to tell a gripping story of murder, committed and thwarted, as it marches with the 1963 protesters in Birmingham, Alabama, toward a startling conclusion.You will not put Heed the Apocalypse down. When you finish you will be shaken. You will reflect on the courage and faith of the men, women, and children who risked everything for justice, and the refusal of those in power to surrender their privileges.
Writing from a four-part workshop in 2010 led by Armando Garcia-Dávilo (Healdsburg's 2002-2003 poet laureate). The writers each spent 3 three hours wandering around Healdsburg, Calif. and the surround areas in Sonoma County, look for inspiration for a story or poem. Contributors include: David Beckman, Armando Garcia-Dávila, Simon Jeremiah, David Mechling, Mona Mechling, Chris Peasley, Waights Taylor Jr., and Margo van Veen.
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