Download PDF Between Black and White McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thrillers Book 2 edition by Robert Bailey Literature Fiction eBooks

Product details File Size 2127 KB Print Length 400 pages Publisher Thomas & Mercer (March 15, 2016) Publication Date March 15, 2016 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B013FS57KG

Between Black and White McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thrillers Book 2 edition by Robert Bailey Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

• I work for a small, plaintiff's law firm and after I read The Professor, I bought copies for both of the attorneys at our firm. I purchased copies of Between Black and White (BB&#) for them before I ever read it - I suspected it would be very good. When you live in or around Little Rock, Arkansas, you understand what Pulaski Tennessee, goes through. The first thing people think when Little Rock comes up, is the integration crises of 1959. The interesting thing is that Pulaski, Tennessee, and Pulaski County, Arkansas, where Little Rock is located, are both named for Polish Count Casimir Pulaski. Having said that, I strongly encourage you to read The Professor before you read BB&W, it will give you background on the characters and the action. I started reading this book Saturday morning at 1000 a.m. and I didn't take off my PJs, didn't go get my mail, didn't eat a bite of anything. I drank two cups of coffee and fixed myself a glass of Coke. I was just about there when my son and his wife came over. They stayed no more than 30 minutes and left. I immediately returned to my book and at 900 p.m. closed it - finished. As a 5 year old boy, Bo Haynes watched as his dad was hung by 10 members of the Ku Klux Klan. Although he knew who one of the men was, because he was so accustomed to hearing his voice, the Sheriff said he couldn't take the word of a 5 year old boy about the man's voice. Point to remember. Before his dad walked out into the night to face what he knew was coming, he made his son promise, among other things he would take care of his momma (Point to remember), and he would make something of himself. The next morning his momma was gone and he never saw her again. Sports, football in particular, a blown out knee, and a law professor challenged him to do what he promised his daddy he would do. He graduated from Alabama School of Law and returned to Pulaski, Tennessee, to put the men who hanged his daddy in jail. There you have the plot of the book, it's the twists and turns that make it interesting. I had an idea how it would turn out but boy was I wrong. I didn't see those two coming, the brother and sister, the boy and his "daddy" - nope those were complete surprises. Block some time out when you start this book because you won't want to quit reading it until your finish it.
• Between Black and White is a great follow-up book to The Professor, picking up where The Professor left off. The 1960s were difficult times in the South and old ways were hard to let go of even for those who knew they were wrong. Being originally from Lawrence County, the characters and places were recognizable and real. I'm hopeful there will be another book continuing on Tom McMurtrie and Rick Drake's legal defense of those whose case seem already lost. My husband was a "country" lawyer and I a legal assistant so I can relate to the difficulty of defending those who most had already convicted before trial. Congratulations, Robert Bailey on another great read.
• Read book 1 for free, have purchased books 2 and 3, and have finished book 2. Great storytelling. Flawed characters you love to root for and against. As a (white) native of Alabama who is pushing 60, I find the author captures very believably the sad history of the Deep South circa 1960s, and illuminates the vestiges of racism and bigotry that still exist in pockets here and there today. If you read the book, be ready for some offensive and derogatory references to African-Americans made by the villains in the narrative. If that language sets your teeth on edge and raises your blood pressure, those physical responses are exactly what the author is going for. He deftly shows how despicable and debilitating racism was and still is.
• This is the second legal thriller involving Retired law professor Tom McMurtrie and his partner (and former student) Rick Drake. I really enjoyed the first book in this series The Professor (McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thrillers) and looked forward to reading this book when I had the chance.
  
  In this book, another former student, Bo Haynes, is arrested for the murder of a former leader of the KKK, a person that Bo had often accused of murdering his father in a hate crime years earlier – a crime he had witnessed as a small child. The evidence seems overwhelming and Tom and Rick agree to defend Haynes in this major criminal case. The story is excellent – you won’t get any spoilers from me, but the twists and turns go right to the end – with a couple huge plot twists that I can’t say I didn’t see coming, but were skillfully brought forward in a way that was totally satisfying. If you are a big college football fan you’ll love the references to football – I’m not, but it sure didn’t interfere with the story line. I can’t wait until the next installment comes out.
• I am a big fan of Robert Daily......into his third book of this series and look forward to the new one coming out. The Professor, Between Black and White and now The Last Trial have all left me wanting more. The books are "stand alone" for the most part but the story has the same characters and really should be followed to get the full impact of the situation. Tom McMurtrie is someone I can relate to......old enough to know better but does it anyway. After reading all of Scott Pratt's books this series by Daily is one I am enjoying. Only drawback is knowing that Tom is no loser!
• This is a long novel. At first I thought too long and I skipped to the end which is unusual for me. I’m a fast reader, but it just seemed to be going over info from his first book, The Professor, which I’m sure was meant to catch up any reader who hadn’t read it. However, I did go back later and read the entire story and I enjoyed it. I would suggest not trying to bring readers up to date with sequels. It becomes tedious to those who already read those parts in another book. Make them curious to go buy the previous book and fill in the blanks themselves!