{"product_id":"blood-on-their-hands-bob-brink-9780578261805","title":"Blood on Their Hands","description":"\u003cb\u003eSouth Florida, 2008. \u003c\/b\u003eThe air crackles with racial tension as America stands on the edge of a historic moment. For North African immigrant Alec Monceau, that moment turns violent in an instant. A simple Obama bumper sticker on his car triggers a savage police assault, a false arrest, and a charge designed to bury him. The system is stacked against him. The odds are impossible. And the only attorney willing to take his case is the last man anyone would choose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Hiram Garbuncle \u003c\/b\u003e- racist, alcoholic, cheap to the bone, and brilliant in the courtroom. Pressured by his journalist friend to take the case pro bono, Garbuncle reluctantly steps in - a deeply cynical man forced by circumstance to fight for someone he would never have chosen to defend. But as he digs deeper into the evidence against the officers involved, he uncovers something that changes everything. Something so damning that winning in court is no longer his biggest problem. Now both he and his client are fighting for their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlood on Their Hands \u003c\/b\u003eis a gripping legal thriller that pulls no punches. At its heart is one of fiction's most fascinating and contradictory protagonists - a deeply flawed man dragged unwillingly toward redemption by a case he never wanted. Garbuncle's razor sharp courtroom instincts clash with his own recklessness as a mistrial threatens everything and new dangers close in from every direction. Woven through the tension is a heart-rending love affair that reminds us what is truly worth fighting for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the charged political atmosphere of Obama's historic 2008 election, this novel speaks directly to the racial injustice and police brutality conversations happening right now in America. Timely in its themes yet timeless in its storytelling, \u003cb\u003eBlood on Their Hands \u003c\/b\u003edelivers everything readers of John Grisham and Scott Turow demand - shocking twists, explosive courtroom drama, a love affair that is tragically threatened, dark humor that cuts through the tension, and a deeply human story of redemption that will stay with you long after the final page. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is not just a legal thriller. This is a mirror held up to America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrepare to be gripped, moved, and thoroughly entertained.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Brink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0578261804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780578261805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Precipice Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Bob Brink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48871614742783,"sku":"9780578261805","price":11.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-on-their-hands-bob-brink-9780578261805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}