American Red: A Novel
David Marlett
Jul 2019 · Studio Digital CT,LLC
Ebook
528
Pages
About this ebook
A union boss goes on trial for murder at the dawn of the twentieth century in this acclaimed historical legal thriller based on true events.
When the governor of Idaho is assassinated in 1905, Pinkerton detective James McParland pins the crime on William “Big Bill” Haywood, the powerful boss of the Western Federation of Miners. As the trial begins, America’s most famous attorney, Clarence Darrow, leads the defense; a philandering US senator leads the prosecution; and the courtroom is crowded with press, gunhands, and spies.
Among those present are two young idealists, Jack Garrett and Carla Capone—he a spy for the prosecution, she for the defense. As they discover unsettling truths about their employers, they begin to discover what they’re willing to sacrifice for justice, honor, and a chance at love.
“American Red is an unflinching depiction of mine owners’ pursuit of profit at the expense of miners’ safety, unions’ routine use of violence to make workers’ voices heard, a police force’s willingness to resort to kidnapping and subterfuge and a court system’s tug of war over constitutional protections, compassion and fairness.” —Historical Novel Society
When the governor of Idaho is assassinated in 1905, Pinkerton detective James McParland pins the crime on William “Big Bill” Haywood, the powerful boss of the Western Federation of Miners. As the trial begins, America’s most famous attorney, Clarence Darrow, leads the defense; a philandering US senator leads the prosecution; and the courtroom is crowded with press, gunhands, and spies.
Among those present are two young idealists, Jack Garrett and Carla Capone—he a spy for the prosecution, she for the defense. As they discover unsettling truths about their employers, they begin to discover what they’re willing to sacrifice for justice, honor, and a chance at love.
“American Red is an unflinching depiction of mine owners’ pursuit of profit at the expense of miners’ safety, unions’ routine use of violence to make workers’ voices heard, a police force’s willingness to resort to kidnapping and subterfuge and a court system’s tug of war over constitutional protections, compassion and fairness.” —Historical Novel Society
About the author
David Marlett is an award-winning storyteller and bestselling author. In 2014, his first historical legal thriller, Fortunate Son, was well reviewed and rose to #2 in historical fiction and #3 in literature and fiction in Amazon's rankings. In addition, David is a professor at Pepperdine Law School, has been published in a number of magazines, was Managing Editor of OMNI Magazine, and regularly guest-lectures on story design. He is the father of four, a graduate of The University of Texas School of Law, and currently lives in Manhattan Beach, California.
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