{"product_id":"2940148639282","title":"The Walls of Jericho: A Novel","description":"On a dark Mississippi night in 1960, a young black Civil Rights\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eleader is murdered, ripped apart by a shotgun blast and left to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edie in a ditch beside a lonely country road. No arrest is ever\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003emade and the murder is never solved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecades later, the nearly forgotten slaying is resurrected, with\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edeadly consequences. Jefferson Trannon, an Ole Miss law professor,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand Ella Garrity, a New York Times reporter, stumble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eupon long-hidden documents and a shocking witness that,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003etogether, could unlock the explosive secrets of the brutal killing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing a trail of hatred and violence, the unlikely partners\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Jeff, the son of a revered Civil Rights crusader, and Ella,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethe granddaughter of a leader of the KKK — are drawn into a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edeadly conspiracy that sends them hurtling through the dark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehistory of racism in the Old South and into the frightening\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eshadows of the politics of the New South. Along the way, they\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eare confronted by murder, betrayal, a sensational trial, and, ultimately,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethe stunning truth behind the mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning journalist and former prosecutor Jack Ford infuses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Walls of Jericho with grit and an insider’s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eview of the legal system, weaving together a tale rife with classic Southern charm and powerful Southern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eretribution — where nothing is truly as it seems, and secrecy trumps all.","brand":"Bascom Hill Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177552462064,"sku":"2940148639282","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148639282_p0.jpg?v=1763705878","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148639282","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}