{"product_id":"the-fourth-cross-spike-adams-9798218733711","title":"The Fourth Cross","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe fight lasted a few minutes. The lie that followed would last a lifetime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia Horn knows how easily a young Black life can be lost to a system where truth matters less than who wins and who pays. She lived it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a school fight leaves a white student gravely injured, her seventeen-year-old son Tyrene finds himself at the center of forces driven by vengeance and power. The injured boy's father, a veteran police officer determined to see Tyrene destroyed, aligns with another officer whose white supremacist beliefs run deep. Meanwhile, the chief prosecutor, nursing a personal vendetta against Tyrene's defense attorney, sees the case as an opportunity for retribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia survived this system once. She will not let it take her son - and she will not fight alone as allies emerge from the most unexpected places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet something else moves quietly. Something beautiful, something sacred -older than any law written by humsn hands-steps into the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome reckoning need more than human justice. Some wrongs demand more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fourth Cross\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful, epic-length legal thriller about racial injustice, a mother's fierce resolve, and a reckoning that will not be denied.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026 Black Caucus ALA Literary Award Honor Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNetgalley Reviewer: \"With solid writing and a powerful storyline, Spike Adams ( a retired judge) has written a blisteringly powerful (and equally heart-rending)novel that is an indictment of racism that heralds back to the 'Jim Crow' days but is all too prevalent in our political climate.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5 stars from this reviewer. I will definitely look for more books from this skilled author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComparable Titles: Attica Locke's Black Water Rising, Tony Wison's A Victim of Chance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Spike Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218733711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CJ Sparrow Publication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d","brand":"Spike Adams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546554831103,"sku":"9798218733711","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fourth-cross-spike-adams-9798218733711","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}