TRIAL

A young Black man working for voters' rights in rural Georgia is stopped by a white deputy on a dark, deserted road.  After a brief struggle, the deputy is dead and the young man is arrested for murder.  But was it ?  The young man's mother is a prominent figure in Georgia politics.  He doesn't know who his father is.  Yet.  I used to be a big fan of Patterson and had high hopes for this book.  Alas, my hopes were dashed.  While the subject matter was timely, the book was too long, too dry and too predictable.  The actual trial, arguably the best part of the book, took too long to get to and only encompassed a little over a quarter of the pages.  It's been quite a few years since Patterson came out with a book.  Maybe too many.