{"product_id":"midnight-atlanta-paperback","title":"Midnight Atlanta - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Mullen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidnight Atlanta \u003c\/i\u003eis the stunning new novel in the award-nominated, critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eDarktown \u003c\/i\u003eseries, and sees a newspaper editor murdered against the backdrop of Rosa Parks' protest and Martin Luther King Jnr's emergence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAtlanta, 1956. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Arthur Bishop, editor of Atlanta's leading black newspaper, is killed in his office, cop-turned-journalist Tommy Smith finds himself in the crosshairs of the racist cops he's been trying to avoid. To clear his name, he needs to learn more about the dangerous story Bishop had been working on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, Smith's ex-partner Lucius Boggs and white sergeant Joe McInnis - the only white cop in the black precinct - find themselves caught between meddling federal agents, racist detectives, and Communist activists as they try to solve the murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a young Rev. Martin Luther King Jnr making headlines of his own, and tensions in the city growing, Boggs and Smith find themselves back on the same side in a hunt for the truth that will put them both at risk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE DARKTOWN SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A brilliant blending of crime, mystery, and American history. Terrific entertainment'\u003cbr\u003eStephen King \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Superb'\u003cbr\u003eKen Follett \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Magnificent and shocking'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Written with a ferocious passion that'll knock the wind out of you'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Mullen is the author of the crime novels \u003ci\u003eDarktown\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for two CWA Daggers, and \u003ci\u003eLightning Men\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eThe Last Town on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e was named Best Debut Novel of 2006 by \u003ci\u003eUSA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also awarded the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for excellence in historical fiction for \u003ci\u003eThe Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Revisionists\u003c\/i\u003e. His works have been named to Year's Best lists by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. His stories and essays have been published in \u003ci\u003eGrantland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and his Atlanta Magazine true crime story about a novelist\/con man won the City and Regional Magazine Award for Best Feature. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768139481376,"sku":"9780349144207","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/60d9f5f6aff858e011ac7d8f38c5b648.webp?v=1780325688","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/midnight-atlanta-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}