The fortune men / Nadifa Mohamed
- Author
- Mohamed, Nadifa, 1981-
- Published
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Physical Description
- 304 pages ; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Based on a true event, The Fortune Men tells the intimate, harrowing story of the last man in Britain to be sentenced to death. In Cardiff, Wales in 1952, Mahmood Mattan, a young Somali sailor, is accused of a crime he did not commit: the brutal killing of Violet Volacki, a shopkeeper from Tiger Bay. At first, Mahmood believes he can ignore the fingers pointing his way; he may be a gambler and a petty thief, but he is no murderer. He is a father of three, secure in his innocence and his belief in British justice. But as the trial draws closer, his prospect for freedom dwindles. Now, Mahmood must stage a terrifying fight for his life, with all the chips stacked against him: a shoddy investigation, an inhumane legal system, and, most evidently, pervasive and deep-rooted racism at every step. Under the shadow of the hangman's noose, Mahmood begins to realize that even the truth may not be enough to save him. A haunting tale of miscarried justice, this book offers a chilling look at the dark corners of our humanity." --
- Subject(s)
- 1900-1999
- Murder—Investigation—Fiction
- Racism—Wales—Fiction
- Judicial error—Great Britain—Fiction
- FICTION / Historical / General
- FICTION / Thrillers / Historical
- FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery
- Racism
- Judicial error
- Life change events
- Murder—Investigation
- Life change events—Fiction
- Wales
- Great Britain
- Wales—Cardiff—Tiger Bay
- Tiger Bay (Cardiff, Wales)—History—20th century—Fiction
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780593534366 hardcover
0593534360 hardcover - Note
- "This is a Borzoi book"
- Endowment Note
- Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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