James Garrison
Auteur van What Seems True
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The World Of The Petal Throne, Book 2 (Tekumel Source Book Swords & Glory, I) (1988) — Illustrator — 16 exemplaren
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Dan is the company lawyer for a business in Texas. In 1979, when a black supervisor is found murdered, two people – a married couple – are arrested for the murder. Dan had recently become friendly with Sheila, the wife, and can’t believe she would do something like that. Meanwhile, the union is planning a strike.
It was good, but I found the union/company stuff less interesting. The mystery itself didn’t really dig into any racism (I thought it would), though the company complained about affirmative action and having to promote the black workers, even if they weren’t as qualified as the white workers. After the book got past much of the union issues, I found it more interesting, and I thought it had a good ending – a bit of a surprise. It turns out this was based on a real murder in Texas in 1979.… (meer)