![]() ![]() 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. But as the trial draws closer, his prospect for freedom dwindles. He is a father of three, secure in his innocence and his belief in British justice. ![]() 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. 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. ![]() about the unjust death of an innocent Black man caught up in a corrupt system" (Walter Mosley, best-selling author of Devil in a Blue Dress ). BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST * Based on a true event, this novel is "a blues song cut straight from the heart. ![]()
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