Midnight in Memphis : a mystery / Thomas Dann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dann, Thomas (Novelist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Serial murders--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century--Fiction.

Serial murders.

Serial murder investigation--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century--Fiction.

Serial murder investigation.

Detectives--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century--Ficiton.

Detectives.

Police, Black--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century--Ficiton.

Police, Black.

Lynching--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century--Ficiton.

Lynching.

Race discrimination--Tennessee--Memphis--20th century--Ficiton.

Race discrimination.

Memphis (Tenn.)--Fiction--20th century--Ficiton.

Memphis (Tenn.).

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

326 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Crooked Lane Books, 2025.

Summary:

"1955, Memphis. Homicide detective Burdett Vance is trying to outrun his past, but working in the homicide division always ends up bringing in new waves of horror. Now an unknown killer is reaping retribution for decades of lynching by targeting the daughters of rich white families in Memphis. When Vance is assigned to the case, he's also put in charge of a new trainee, Officer Eustace Johnson. EustaceJohnson has been recently "promoted" and as one of the few Black men on the force this is the latest publicity stunt of the police department. Forced to work together, Vance and Johnson must catch the rampaging killer in a city roiling with racial injustice and a fight to control the crumbling local politics. Then Emmeline Bryce, Vance's old flame, becomes the killer's next target. With Emme's life on the line, Vance and Johnson must confront their deepest fears and darkest desires before the city ignites into chaos and the blissful vision of a better future disappears forever."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9798892423847

OCLC:

1564524220