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    The Color of Justice
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    The Color of Justice

    Written by Ace Collins

    Narrated by Charlie Thurston

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    1964: Justice, Mississippi, is a town divided. When attorney Coop Lindsay agrees to defend a black man accused of murdering a white teenager, the bribes and death threats don't intimidate him. As he prepares for the case of a lifetime, the young lawyer knows that innocent or guilty, he will no longer welcome in Justice. 2014: To some, the result of the trial still feels like a fresh wound even fifty years later, when Coop's grandson arrives in Justice seeking answers to the questions unresolved by the trial that changed his family's legacy. When a new case is presented, again pitting white against black, this third generation Lindsay may have the opportunity he needs to right the wrongs of the past.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateJan 31, 2017
    ISBN9781520054704
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    Ace Collins

    Ace Collins is the writer of more than sixty books, including several bestsellers: Stories behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas, Stories behind the Great Traditions of Christmas, The Cathedrals, and Lassie: A Dog’s Life. Based in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, He continues to publish several new titles each year, including a series of novels, the first of which is Farraday Road. Ace has appeared on scores of television shows, including CBS This Morning, NBC Nightly News, CNN, Good Morning America, MSNBC, and Entertainment Tonight.

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    • 4/5
      This is a puzzling book to review! I definitely want to read more of Ace Collins’ books after finishing The Color of Justice about a half hour ago. The author kept my attention and I enjoyed the characters although they were a wee bit stereotyped. It is a story set in a small town, Justice, Mississippi, mostly in 1964. I can remember that time period very well and I think that he captured the feelings of the times very well. The town was divided into black and white. I grew up in the North but I remember going to a school for whites and I later discovered that there was also a school for blacks. It brought back memories for me. I am glad that Ace Collins knew how to trigger those memories. The lawyer in this tale Coop Lindsey, had to go through some uncomfortable soul searching before he decided to take on defending a young black teenager who had been charged with murder of a young white woman in town. I liked the way the author tied Coop’s upbringing by his preacher father to his decision to risk being hated by the town’s white population. This book had a “movie” quality to it and it was easy for me to imagine Kevin Costner playing Coop Lindsey. I love the character of Hattie, although also stereotyped, the boy’s aunt who pleads for his chance to have fair trial. I think I felt at home with these people and recognized good qualities of my old relatives in them. But the town’s name of Justice seemed to be a little too much when a major theme in this book is in fact Justice!Also, I did not like how things fit together a little too neatly at the end. But on the whole, I enjoyed this book and think the author might have been better off in not tying up all the ends. That would be more like life, having some secrets that never are discovered but effect the character’s peace of mind.I received this Advanced Reading Copy by making a selection from Amazon Vine books but that in no way influenced my thoughts or feelings in this review. I also posted this review only on sites meant for reading not for selling.
    • 5/5
      The Color of Justice is By The Book’s February selection, and preliminary polls indicate this one will get two thumbs up! Ace Collins has long been a favorite of mine. He writes thought-provoking fiction that is no less entertaining. And his latest novel is my favorite by far. Justice, Mississippi in 1964 is a segregated small town where blacks and whites know their place. When a horrible murder disturbs the peace, the ugliness that is exposed is not just the crime. A young black man is accused and the controlling white population is ready to try, convict and mete out justice even before a trial takes place. But Cooper “Coop” Lindsey confronts his own prejudices and the words of his minister father and takes on the highly controversial case. What results is a page-turning, legal suspense novel that explores more than the legal and cultural atmosphere of the South in the 60s. It causes the reader to examine what he truly believes and is willing to live out.The Color of Justice is two stories in one. The majority of the action takes place during the summer of 1964. Collins has masterfully brought the life and times of that volatile period of the South into clear perspective. No punches are pulled in its description of the reality of life for both blacks and whites during that era. The fear of speaking out and standing for what is right is palatable as is the hate hidden from direct view, but real all the same. I came to love and care about the characters in this novel and literally gasped when that story concluded. Coop’s grandson returns to Justice in 2014 to get the answers he needs and ends up in the middle of a mystery and court case of his own. Long buried secrets are exposed and provide the characters and the reader the closure they need. A strong message of faith is threaded throughout the book, and I loved how Collins used Coop’s minister father’s message of the Good Samaritan to influence his son long after his death.The Color of Justice is certainly going to be on my Best of The Best list this year. Great for book club discussions, I highly recommend it.Highly Recommended.Great for Book Clubs.Audience: older teens to adults.