I would like to share a new book with you called A Hate Crime In Brooklyn by David Secular (Author) I received in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the products you purchase.
I sat down over the weekend to read A Hate Crime in Brooklyn. Charlie came outside to the back porch to ask if we could make a pot of Coffee. I laid the book down on the Coffee Table and came inside. Charlie let Mikayla know I was siting outside reading a book.
Charlie showed Mikalya the book and she read the back of the book and let me know she would like to read this book as well. Charlie and I opened the book up to look at the first chapter. Charlie liked how the pages were all dated.
I choose to read A Hate Crime In Brooklyn which is the first novel by David Secular because I wanted to see how the story ended with a black man being blamed for a Crime he didn’t commit. As well as how the Mob fits into the story. I also liked learning the story is written by a Attorney.
A Hate Crime In Brooklyn shows how to commit murder. I can’t wait for David and Charlie to read this amazing novel and see what they think of the story which I learned a lot from. Having the story told from a Lawyers perspective was intriguing and once I begin reading the book I didn’t want to put it down.
About the Story:
A long overdue call for change that will be felt deeply by all its readers”
Michael P. Padden, Federal Defenders of New York
“A stunningly good debut novel . . . . Novels such as To Kill A Mockingbird and A Time To Kill set a high benchmark for the genre but A Hate Crime In Brooklyn raises it – and then some! What a great curtain raiser for a literary career.” Netgalley Reviewer
“Thought-provoking tale of expectations and disappointments, prejudice and intolerance, love and forgiveness” Netgalley Reviewer
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Can justice prevail in a city torn by hate? The gripping debut legal thriller from US lawyer, David G. Secular
When Sofia Hushemi, a sheltered Albanian immigrant, carelessly collides with Sylvester Stanley on her way home from Prospect Park, both escape injury. Upon discovering the loss of her precious ring, gifted to her by Victor, the feared kingpin of the Albanian-American Mafia, she frantically presumes Sylvester, a Black man, was not a jogger, but a culprit. Hours later, Sylvester is attacked in broad daylight leaving Sofia facing life behind bars for allegedly ordering the attack.
The trial is a rollercoaster of surprises, penned by an author intimately familiar with the courtroom. Can Sofia escape conviction for the racially motivated crime which has polarized New York?
Gripping, thought-provoking and moving, A Hate Crime in Brooklyn, is much more than a story of yet another presumptuous attempt to kill a Black man solely because of the color of his skin. It is a tale of understanding and forgiveness for our troubled times and an unforgettable love story evolves, which will mesmerize and delight readers of all ages
About the author: David Secular
Born in Brooklyn, New York, David grew up in New Rochelle with parents who made sure he kept his feet firmly on the ground instead of chasing a basketball, A dual citizen of both the U.S. and the U.K., David attended the London School of Economics and is a graduate of NYU Law School. David has spent his career as a criminal defense attorney and legal writer and has tried and argued cases in federal courts throughout the United States and the State courts of New York.
He has appeared and prepared appellate briefs heard before the United States Supreme Court. He has crossed paths and been involved in numerous notable cases with legendary counsel such as William Kunstler and presided over by renowned jurists such as Jack Weinstein.
“A Hate Crime in Brooklyn” is the realization of a life-long dream to expand his horizons and turn his writing talents towards fiction and stories which reflect his experiences and the unforgettable people he has been privileged to meet and represent throughout his career.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
