Sycamore Row: A Novel

Captures every racial stereotype you could think of for Black people. The Black men were either criminal losers that drank too much and were prone to fits of domestic violence, or flashy, arrogant, blow hard, race baiting, ambulance chasers, or the former athlete beloved because of his past achievements on the field. Nowhere was there just a regular husband, father, worker, decent citizen. The Black women were your typical long suffering, strong women who didn't need or have a decent man in their lives.

On its own, a great book. But one could seriously play the "Hailey Trial Drinking Game" and be completely wasted by the time you get a quarter if the way through the book. Constantly referencing the previous novel takes away from the overall enjoyment of this one. Still a good read, just know the past will be register at nauseum.

John is back. Great story. Lots of twists and turns. Haven't enjoyed a book of his writing, since the earlier ones. The few books where he ventured off legal course were snoozers. So happy he decided to return to the things he knows and can write superbly about.