Life is not easy for a white boy raised in a black neighborhood by his cop dad, who then becomes a cop himself on the streets of Detroit. Danny Cavanaugh can't seem to get a grip on the perimeters of his reality. Why is his family so against his smart, beautiful black girlfriend? Why do both blacks and whites seem to have a problem with the way he speaks? But right now, Danny's big concern is solving the vicious deaths of the affluent blacks in his community.Hardwick? You hit it out of the park! This novel made me think, ruminate, consider, anguish, -- and a bunch of other verbs! I admire your boldness to attack issues of prejudice, discrimination, bigotry, hatred, love, family, compassion, justice, equality -- and, again a bunch of other nouns. You are a fearless writer.Congratulations on a amazing piece of work!I highly recommend this novel.
Very well written. A good book for a rainy afternoon or a lazy day. Characters were well formed. The plot was well thought out. Hardwick addressed a lot of social issues within the Black community that have been talked about but not in front of the "others". A societal commentary inside a detective mystery. What makes this story unique is the lead detective is a Caucasian, Irish detective raised in the heart of African American Inner city Detroit. The question of what makes someone's soul Black or White comes up often in this story. It made a very interesting discussion.
