| Edition |
First United States edition. |
| Description |
304 pages ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
"This is a Borzoi book" |
| Summary |
"Based on a true event, The Fortune Men tells the intimate, harrowing story of the last man in Britain to be sentenced to death. In Cardiff, Wales in 1952, Mahmood Mattan, a young Somali sailor, is accused of a crime he did not commit: the brutal killing of Violet Volacki, a shopkeeper from Tiger Bay. At first, Mahmood believes he can ignore the fingers pointing his way; he may be a gambler and a petty thief, but he is no murderer. He is a father of three, secure in his innocence and his belief in British justice. But as the trial draws closer, his prospect for freedom dwindles. Now, Mahmood must stage a terrifying fight for his life, with all the chips stacked against him: a shoddy investigation, an inhumane legal system, and, most evidently, pervasive and deep-rooted racism at every step. Under the shadow of the hangman's noose, Mahmood begins to realize that even the truth may not be enough to save him. A haunting tale of miscarried justice, this book offers a chilling look at the dark corners of our humanity." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Life change events -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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Racism -- Wales -- Fiction.
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Judicial error -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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Tiger Bay (Cardiff, Wales) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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Life change events. (OCoLC)fst00998231
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Murder -- Investigation.
(OCoLC)fst01029788
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Wales -- Cardiff -- Tiger Bay. (OCoLC)fst01712400 |
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1900-1999 |
| Genre |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726640
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Legal fiction (Literature) (OCoLC)fst01921711
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Historical fiction.
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Legal fiction (Literature)
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Fiction.
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| Related To |
Online version: Mohamed, Nadifa, 1981- Fortune men First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022 9780593534373 (DLC) 2021025195 |
| ISBN |
9780593534366 (hardcover) : $27.00 |
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0593534360 (hardcover) |
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