{"product_id":"midnight-in-memphis-isbn-9798892423847","title":"Midnight in Memphis","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this Southern noir, two detectives forge an unlikely alliance  as they strive to bridge the racial divide and catch a killer hell bent  on revenge.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSet against a historical  backdrop of mid-century racial inequality and political turmoil, this  thriller is perfect for fans of William Kent Krueger and Greg Iles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 1955, Memphis.\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEustace  Johnson 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.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders of James Lee Burke will delight in this bitingly smart thriller full of intrigue and age-old animosities.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“[An] evocative debut novel.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A captivating historical thriller.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublisher Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thomas Dann weaves a web of injustice, crime, and hope in his debut novel.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMemphis Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As in any great mystery, \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e has many twists and turns.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Crime fiction with real atmosphere.”\u003cbr\u003e—Washington City Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMidnight in Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e is the real deal and Thomas Dann is a real find. This is a twisty, well-wrought whodunit set in the Memphis of 60 years ago, driven by savory characters and the enticing, sometimes lurid, mysteries that always seemed to lurk beneath the surface of the old south.”\u003cbr\u003e—Scott Turow, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePresumed Innocent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Thomas Dann's \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific debut novel that will richly reward your attention and introduce you to a new and promising talent.”\u003cbr\u003e—Thomas Perry, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHero \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Thomas Dann has conjured a unique place at a tense moment as a city is haunted by its recent past and distant history. Fans of Raymond Chandler and Raymond Khoury alike will drink Midnight in Memphis from the rim to the dregs.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Preston Lauterbach, author of The Chitlin' Circuit and Beale Street Dynasty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMidnight in Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e is first-rate Southern Noir. Memphis PD Detective Burdett Vance and his partner, Officer Eustace Johnson, are a perfectly matched team. If Thomas Dann doesn’t make this into a series, I’m gonna come looking for him!”\u003cbr\u003e—Chris Kelsey, author of \u003ci\u003eBlond Hair, Blue Eyes: an Emmett Hardy Crime Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Thomas Dann's debut reveals a writer with serious chops. \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Memphis\u003c\/i\u003e offers gripping, hard-boiled mid-century noir that reaches as far as the big river that forms its backbone. Dann knows his history, from Indigenous cultures to civil rights struggles, and delivers a compelling tale of justice and reckoning.”\u003cbr\u003e—Boyce Upholt, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great River\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Dann\u003c\/b\u003e was born and bred in Memphis, Tennessee, five generations deep in a family fighting the entrenched political machine there. He has spent time variously between the East and Left Coasts, studying creative writing at Stanford, working for years as a felony defense investigator for the Washington, DC, Public Defender, then lawyer, company builder, and writer, all the while wondering what he wants to do when he grows up. He now lives in Maryland with his wife, Melissa, and their goofy golden retriever, Benji. 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