A Case of Rape
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From the acclaimed author of the Harlem Detectives series, a brilliant, short novel about a tragic death and a wrongful conviction Spare and powerful, A Case of Rape chronicles a tragic miscarriage of justice. Mrs. Elizabeth Hancock Brissard, a white woman, has died in Paris under mysterious circumstances. She had overdosed on an aphrodisiac, and there was evidence she had been sexually assaulted. A French couple witnessed four black men attempting to push her out a window before she died. The trial that followed was summary, and its verdict convicting the four men of rape was practically a foregone conclusion. But was it true? A riveting mystery but also a mordant critique of racism and sexism, and featuring an introduction by Calvin C. Hernton, A Case of Rape is the fablelike story of doomed love and justice.
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- ISBN-13: 9780593686744
- ISBN-10: 0593686748
- Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
- Publish Date: October 2024
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.35 pounds
- Page Count: 144
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