Length 12hrs 53mins
Format softcover
Published 2018 (audio edition)
Series Darktown #2
My Copy I bought it
The follow-up to Darktown continues to explore the themes prevalent in its predecessor with racism and an unjust criminal system at the forefront of a broad socio-economic 1950's period piece.
This time round, the crime element comes secondary to the troubles the 'black' police officers have to endure in a primarily 'white' Atlanta police force in the 1950's. Author Thomas Mullen once again goes to great lengths to recreate that feeling of oppression and suppression embedded in his crime fiction which blurs the lines of fact and fiction.
A note on the audiobook; Yahya Abdul-Mateen II narrated the Australian audiobook release and did a great job, while a different narrator to Darkwon, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II managed to bring the same level of intensity as Andre Holland who narrated the first book in the Darktown series.
My rating; 5/5 stars, this series, along with Adrian McKinty's Sean Duffy novels is fast becoming my favorite crime fiction to read. I cant wait to see where this story goes next.
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