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Really good storytelling that lifts the stone of history to show the ugly side of racism in American society and institutions immediately post ww2. The fascinating factual basis behind this crime novel is the recruitment of the first 8 black policeman on to the Atlanta force so when a crime crosses the race boundaries tensions erupt as 2 officers seek the truth despite the opposition of corrupt white colleagues. Really good read.

This post war noir set in Atlanta Georgia follows the story of the first 8 black police officers and the corrupt system in which they find themselves. The prose is tight, compelling and impactful and the author pulls no punches in yelling this thrilling story. Great on #audio

My #DollarTree find today! I haven't been to Dollar Tree in months and was thrilled to find a book on my TBR!

Day 28 - #AboutHumanRights #BiblioMaynia
#Darktown #ThomasMullen

Read this is 2018. Excellent writing!

Day 20 - #CivilRightsMovement #AuldLangReads #Darktown #ThomasMullen

This book is a dark reminder of the prejudices that existed in the postwar, pre-civil rights South. Powerful story!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I really enjoyed this historical fiction / mystery novel about the first 8 black officers in Altlana. It kept my attention and make me feel like I was right in the story with them. Parts were very hard to read as it had a lot of truth and racism to it, but it was a wonderful book that was well-written. I think it's a story everyone needs to read and learn from. I have book two (Lightening Men) ordered. Can't wait to get my hands on it!!

Excellent book. I'm enthralled but I want to punch officer Dunlow in the throat right now.... tough read. I have to keep taking breaks because the content is so heavy.

Wonderfully written historical fiction novel about the first 8 black cops in Atlanta with a bit of mystery but also a lot of gut-wrenching scenes.

66% done and can't wait to read part 2 called Lightening Men.

"...their number one reason for colored cops was to stop police brutality. Yet their hiring didn't seem to be changing that. It still happened, everywhere, in the station and out on the streets." ??

Tough read guys. But excellent writing and story about the first 8 black cops in Atlanta. I recommend everyone read this historical fiction novel.

Great end to my night. 📖😍

Update: this is a tough book to get through... so devastating at times. But I believe it is a very important read.

Wine bottle crafts and a great book. I spent my evening creating these crafts and listening to this audiobook. This book is really good. I stacked it earlier today after seeing someone on here rate it. I'm glad that it was available on Overdrive.

They were not detectives, only beat cops. They had no squad cars and were forbidden from entering the white headquarters. They could not conduct investigations. One day, they each hoped, there would be promotions but not now. Probably not for a very long while.

Normally you weren't supposed to look white folks in the eye. But Boggs was the police. This was only the third time he and Smith had dealt with a white perpetrator. Colored officers only patrolled the colored parts of town, where whites were infrequent visitors.

Ohhh no what's going to happen. 😮

I'm really very intrigued to read this book. It's a historical fiction book with a hint of mystery. Based on the true story of the first 8 black police officers in Atlanta.

Has anyone read this? What did you think?

This book grabbed me from the first page. Racism is a disease and it is incomprehensible that we have yet to cure it. This bible verse quoted in the book spoke to me. We must not give u, we must not stop challenging these ideas.

This was a really interesting read. Set in 1950s Atlanta, it focuses on the first 8 African American police officers hired by the city, and the reality they find themselves in. I didn‘t realize it was part of a series, so I am anxious to check out the next one.

Very well told story about the first African American police officers in Atlanta, pre Civil Rights. Full of characters that broke my heart, surprised me in a good way, and several I wanted to punch in the throat. Since moonshine repeatedly made appearances in the story, I thought I‘d include some in my picture. 😂 #MountTBR

Definitely recommend this read despite the awful things some characters do in the book. It‘s eye opening and gripping read. It will elicit powerful emotions but it‘s accurate and detailed. No sugar coating here but the truth. Worth the read.

Another excellent book on offer in the U.K. at the moment. This is quite a dark read, and hard to read because of the inherent racism presented but you feel duty bound to read it so we never go back to such dark times. It is set in Atlanta in 1948. It is an excellent story. @TrishB you may need to turn away now. 😳 🤣

I needed to get out of the house to feel the 40 degree weather so where else would I go but Barnes and Noble? And how could I resist when the bottom 3 books are all at the top of my TBR and we‘re found in the discount section? I tell myself I‘m just building up my collection to read for #MountTBR next year 😂😂 #bookhaul

I pretty much bought this book for the endpapers, but it turned out to be really good. 😂

The Atlanta Police Department has just added their first black police officers to the force, but segregation is still rampant, even within the force, and police corruption is a problem.

#musicalnewyear #copsong

It took me 2 months to read this. I had a hard time reading any more than just a small chunk at one time, mostly due to the subject matter. But it is worth reading.

Dark and nasty. A great, gritty read that will make you feel angry and sick and uncomfortable all at the same time.
Thanks @Reviewsbylola for bringing it to my attention- maybe I should show all my kindle books and you can all tell me the gems I should read!

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Reading this one after @Reviewsbylola post the other day. Sansa‘s not really interested and everyone else is still in bed, hopefully for a bit longer!!

It‘s 1948 in the Jim Crow south and racism is rampant. Atlanta has finally given in and hired eight black cops, but they are not allowed to drive cruisers or enter the police station. It becomes clear that the unethical white cops will do anything for #moneymoneymoney, and no one on the force is a fan of changing the status quo. Mixed in is the death of a young black woman. This book was AMAZING and will make you feel sick. #abbainaugust

I really, really loved this book. It was so engrossing and timely and taught me a lot. I think that‘s all one can ask from a book, right? For my full review, which I put a lot of time into writing because of how important I felt this book was - check out my goodreads profile: www.goodreads.com/MLipchick Always looking for more friends!!

Currently reading and this is fantastic! Also, I had no idea this was a series??? I just learned this week from my last podcast obsession #inthedark that governmentally mandated black police officers had no ability to arrest white people, couldn‘t drive squad cars, couldn‘t go to the precinct and couldn‘t wear their uniform to and from their shift. Wtf white people?? Thoroughly enjoying what I‘m learning and the mystery.

#supertroupers automatically makes my mind think 👮, and this one is on my August TBR thanks to #makemereadit. It‘s the story of the first black police officers hired by the Atlanta PD. They may be police officers, but their race precludes them from arresting white suspects, drive squad cars, or even enter the police headquarters. #abbainaugust

I finally put together a stack for #makemereadit. The idea is to have littens vote on which books you should read in the month of August. Feel free to vote even if you‘re not participating in the challenge and vote multiple times if you‘d like! My goal is to read the three titles with the most votes. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Happy Sunday friends! I hope you're able do something you love today. I was fortunate to spend the morning in my happy place. I bought the tagged book, how could I resist?! I wish every day could begin this way! #goals 😊📚☕
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This was often a difficult read due to the inherent and rampant racism it portrayed in Atlanta in the 1940s but I have to say the author did a great job of this book and eliciting strong emotions about what was going on. At the same time it was a great story and mystery he pulled together whilst telling the story of the first eight black police officers. Quite a complex mystery that was put together and I enjoyed his writing style. Onto book 2!

Starting reading Darktown about 1948‘s Atlanta when they employed their first 8 Black Police Officers. I am doing this for a Group Read. Having just finished the first section (20% in) it is very tough read due to its central racism theme but it does seem very well written.

1. One of my favorite coffee mugs.
2. I‘m just starting Season 2 of Gilmore Girls.
3. Darktown. Only about 40 pages in, but I think it will be a ‘pick‘.
4. Currently 12F, heading for 27F. Looking like it will be mostly sunny. That 6” of fresh snow is keeping us a little colder than average. As long as it‘s sunny, I‘m good😎 and Teddy Cat agrees. He‘s waiting for his birdies to show up.
5. Just your standard pierced ears.
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You guys!!!! Tom Mullen joined my book club tonight to talk about Darktown. He was amazeballs!!!

Especially loved hearing about the inside scoop on optioning a book. This one has been picked up by Jamie Foxx and is in development for an Amazon/Sony Series.

Distributing books for an upcoming book club with the author!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Congratulations on your amazing milestone @DGRachel !! And it‘s so sweet of you to do a giveaway. I love crime/thrillers and I read this one quite recently and thought it was fantastic so I would definitely recommend! Such an interesting setting and full of complex characters 😊
#sharethelitsylove 💕💖💕💖

Police procedural set in the 50‘s in Atlanta when the first black police officers were hired.

#christmasbookhaul

I started reading this #KindleDailyDeal during #HurricaneMaria . I was loving the story, but the pacing was too slow for me during those early days where we were fearful of exiting our house. Once life resumed its routine, I finished it quickly and was very satisfied by this novel about Atlanta‘s first African American cops investigating the murder of an African American woman who may have been killed by a bigoted former policeman.

This was a fantastically tense and riveting book. The subject matter was not a pleasant read at times but that is unavoidable. The plot moved along fast and the characters were well developed and easy to root for in some cases and hate in others. I will definitely read the next book in this series very soon! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Really great book so far but the racism portrayed is pretty difficult to read.

In 1948, Atlanta added 8 African American officers to its police force. They were segregated from the white officers and made to work out of the basement of the YMCA. They were not allowed to drive squad cars or arrest white people. This novel imagines what it must have been like for them. While the story was engrossing and the narrator was talented, the horror of the racism depicted made this a difficult, but necessary listen.

Murder mystery set in Jim Crow era Atlanta. A good bit of the history of the first eight Black members of the Atlanta Police Department is mixed in here to great effect. In fact, I think I would be more interested in reading a memoir from those brave men than I was in this story. The mystery is fine and twisty enough, but I found myself far more interested in the police officers themselves.

Some of my #black spines for #rocktober! I‘ve only read 11/23/63 and Fingersmith.

(Republicans were the party of Lincoln, emancipator of the slaves, and therefore were considered by white Southerners to be barely better than Negroes, Jews, and Communists).

This sounds so weird.

#TrickyCat just curled up next to me as #BonBonCat naps across from him. 😻! #CatsOfLitsy

#BonBonCat sleeps next to my latest read. #CatsOfLitsy

#BonBonCat sleeps next to my latest read. #CatsOfLitsy