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Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens
5.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishing house for providing a review copy of this novel. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
“You put enough like-minded idiots in a room, and pretty soon their backward way of thinking starts to take on an air of legitimacy.”
This coming-of-age story is set in the '70's and takes on the challenges of race and identity in some really beautiful ways.
Boady lives in an all white neighborhood with his single mother. When a wealthy black family become their neighbors, they could never imagine what fast friendships they would have.
A white supremacist group is really unhappy that a black man is in charge of the town's manufacturing plant though. This anger fuels and torments the family and anyone who might associate with them.
The entire story is layered within a disappearance of Lida Poe, who was the secretary at the town's manufacturing plant. According to rumors, she left town along with a hundred thousand dollars of company money. As more about the white supremacist group becomes known, Boady begins to wonder if she really did commit this crime.
Boady begins trying to uncover clues and soon realizes that everything is not as it seems.
I couldn't put this book down and highly recommend it if you are looking for a mystery to escape with.
This coming-of-age story would be perfect for a book club discussion and is the kind of read that really sticks with you.
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“You put enough like-minded idiots in a room, and pretty soon their backward way of thinking starts to take on an air of legitimacy.”
This coming-of-age story is set in the '70's and takes on the challenges of race and identity in some really beautiful ways.
Boady lives in an all white neighborhood with his single mother. When a wealthy black family become their neighbors, they could never imagine what fast friendships they would have.
A white supremacist group is really unhappy that a black man is in charge of the town's manufacturing plant though. This anger fuels and torments the family and anyone who might associate with them.
The entire story is layered within a disappearance of Lida Poe, who was the secretary at the town's manufacturing plant. According to rumors, she left town along with a hundred thousand dollars of company money. As more about the white supremacist group becomes known, Boady begins to wonder if she really did commit this crime.
Boady begins trying to uncover clues and soon realizes that everything is not as it seems.
I couldn't put this book down and highly recommend it if you are looking for a mystery to escape with.
This coming-of-age story would be perfect for a book club discussion and is the kind of read that really sticks with you.
5 out of 5 Stars
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Ordinary Grace
Where All Light Tends to Go
Tell the Wolves I'm Home