![]() ![]() ![]() There is not much, if any, difference between most police officers and the serial killer. As Jimmy's life comes under threat, Kate and Maggie race to find the killer, despite all the obstacles and danger they face. ![]() The police would rather shoot one of their own if he is gay than face public shame. The anti-semitic serial shooter is stalking and lusting after Kate, with a view to killing her and Jimmy Lawson. The women are hard on each other, although as relationships develop, they look out for each other. The uniform that is given to Kate is a joke, every item is too big, including the shoes. ![]() They deride, scorn, treat with contempt and sexually harass female police officers, and are of the firm opinion that women do not belong within the police department. They plant evidence and threaten people with impunity. The white male cops are angry, crude, drink heavily, openly racists and bigots, brutal, violent, misogynists, anti-gay, despise liberals, and struggle when it comes to the subtle and the more nuanced in their jobs. Kate and Maggie are sidelined from the investigation into the cop murders, but nevertheless pursue the killer Terry feels free to punch and knock Maggie around. She is partnered with Maggie Lawson, determined to remain a cop in staunch opposition from her mother, and cops, brother Jimmy and Uncle Terry. Jewish widow Kate Murphy is starting her first day as a police officer, only to face a baptism of fire from male cops. Atlanta is a city festering with hatred and tension as a fifth white police officer has been shot dead on duty, with the shooter pegged as a black man by the police. It is a story of a city and state in a state of flux, a police department in open revolt against a black mayor, a black police commissioner, Reginald Eaves, and the changing face of communities with the growth in a range of minorities, with women and blacks working as police officers and more. Leigh is more or less convinced that Andrew is the culprit but is scared to sabotage his defense.Cop Town is a crime thriller set in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1974. But there are other such unproven accusations in his past which the DA will bring up to secure conviction. But he vehemently denies it and expects his lawyer to exonerate him ASAP. Tammy Karlsen is so badly brutalized that no jury would have any sympathy with Andrew, especially as all the evidence point to his complicity in the crime. The scion of the local moneybags, Andrew Tenant, whose family has 38 Mercedes dealerships, is accused of violent rape and assault by a woman he’s supposed to have picked up from a local bar. One fine morning, the defense of a rape case gets dumped on her, much to her displeasure. She is also a defense lawyer with an upscale Law Firm in Atlanta, Georgia. Tragic incidents unfurl which then seemingly have no relation to what comes next! But it does… Leigh Collier is separated from her husband and sixteen year old daughter and she knows that the blame for that lies squarely on her shoulders. The book starts off with a story thread that the book blurb seems unrelated to – A child, his hunk of a father and the child’s babysitter. My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – False Witness Conclusion – Book Review of False Witness.Book Review of False Witness by Karin Slaughter – Exquisite Read. ![]()
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