Published
by Faber & Faber, 3 July 2014.
ISBN: 978-0571317424
Martin Grey, a young black
lawyer, has just won a prestigious trial. His former opponent invites him to a
dinner which turns out to be a test – to see if he’s worthy to join an
exclusive group where he’ll be tested as never before ...
This
thriller is told in the third person, centring on Martin and, occasionally, his
wife Anna. Martin’s a likeable everyman: hard working, humane, aware of the
horrors lying in his ancestral past, but taking the view that slavery is now over,
and it’s time to move on. His fellow-lawyer, Damon Darrell, and his friends,
particularly the charismatic Dr Kisman, are shown as a powerful, convincing but
scarily misguided group. Martin’s dilemma – to go along with them, or resist
them at the risk of his life – is involving to the reader. The plot is
action-filled, the short chapters make the story speed along, and you’d be
seriously annoyed if someone disturbed you in the middle of the clock-ticking
sequence.
A
very readable thriller based around an unusual and thought-provoking theme.
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Reviewer: Marsali
Taylor
Dwayne Alexander Smith is a screenwriter and
author living in Los Angeles. Fory Acres is his first nnovel.
Marsali Taylor grew up near Edinburgh, and came to Shetland as a
newly-qualified teacher. She is currently a part-time teacher on Shetland's
scenic west side, living with her husband and two Shetland ponies. Marsali is a
qualified STGA tourist-guide who is fascinated by history, and has published
plays in Shetland's distinctive dialect, as well as a history of women's
suffrage in Shetland. She's also a keen sailor who enjoys exploring in her own
8m yacht, and an active member of her local drama group. Marsali also does a regular monthly column
for the Mystery People e-zine.
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