A Louisiana farmer is jailed for the murder, 30 years earlier, of a black civil rights leader.
A year after her mother deserted the family, 11-year-old Shelby goes to stay with her, deep in the Louisiana bayou, where they both confront old hurts and regrets.
In An Absolute Massacre, James G. Hollandsworth, Jr., examines the events surrounding the confrontation and shows that no other riot in American history had a more profound or lasting effect on the country's political and social fabric.".
Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan meets her greatest challenge yet: a killer who leaves his victims faceless and with burned fingerprints.
National Book Critics Circle Award - Winner 1993.
The 1996 national bestseller brimming with unforgettable characters, family secrets, and incisive humor is now a major motion picture from Warner Brothers, scheduled for release June 07, 2002.
Includes two subsequently published stories that complete the collection's narrative journey, returning to the jungles of Vietnam.
Legal thriller.