| Details | | Publication Date: | 2004-02-01 | | Series: | P.I. Smokey Dalton, 4 |
| Size | | Length: | 320 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 21.6 oz |
Publisher's Note It's Christmas time, 1969, in Chicago. After a night out, Smokey Dalton, Kris Nelscott's enigmatic African-American P.I., and his girlfriend find a young woman bleeding to death in his neighbor's apartment. Upon arriving with her at the hospital, they discover that her injuries are due to a botched illegal abortion. This act of charity blooms into a more complicated situation when Smokey learns that the woman became pregnant after being raped. The woman survives, but the fallout is deadly: Her ex-husband vows revenge at any cost. And in a city torn apart by racial strife, gang wars, and a burgeoning drug problem, Smokey believes that cost could be too high.
Industry Reviews "Apart from the strong continuing characters, the compelling treatment here of the pre Roe v. Wade era--furtive and often grisly abortions, frequent 'treatment' of black women by sterilization, along with the general ignorance among most men of what was going on--take this crackerjack series to new heights." Kirkus Reviews (11/15/2003)
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