Alex Cross’s Trial
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"Alex Cross’s Trial" is a historical legal thriller by James Patterson (with Richard DiLallo) that shifts from the usual Alex Cross detective format to recount a harrowing story of racism, lynching, and courtroom drama in early 20th-century Mississippi.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal thriller
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novel ⓘ |
| author | James Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Richard DiLallo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
investigation into lynching
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mob justice ⓘ trial scenes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Jim Crow–era injustice
ⓘ
racial violence in the American South ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Alex Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Alex Cross series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel-length work ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | lawyer ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | popular fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
civil rights
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courage ⓘ mob violence ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
courtroom drama
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lynching ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | framed story ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Alex Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| workType | standalone story within series ⓘ |
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