Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found by Gilbert King

Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found

Gilbert King

430 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime dark slow-paced
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From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove, the gripping true story of a small town with a big secret.In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims ...

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Moods

informative: 100%

sad: 75%

challenging: 50%

dark: 50%

reflective: 50%

tense: 50%

adventurous: 25%

emotional: 25%

mysterious: 25%

inspiring: 12%


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75% of readers chose slow
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