Burden of Truth by Neal Griffin Paperback Book

Description: Burden of Truth by Neal Griffin As a serving police officer, Los Angeles Times bestselling author Neal Griffin saw how family ties, loyalty to friends, and their own ambitions could lead young men to make choices that got them hurt, killed, or imprisoned. He explores this complex web of relationships and pressures in The Burden of Truth. In a small city in southern California, 18 year-old Omar Ortega is about to graduate high school. For years, hes danced on the fringes of gang life, trying desperately to stay out of the cross-hairs. Once Omar joins the Army, his salary, plus his meager savings, will get his mother and siblings out of the barrio, where theyve lived since his father was deported. One night, everything changes. Newly released from prison, Chunks, the gangs shot-caller, has plans for Omar. That boy, Chunks thinks, needs to be jumped in. By dawn, Omar will be labeled a cop-killer. Law-and-order advocates and community organizers will battle over Omars fate in the court of public opinion while the criminal justice system grips him in its teeth. One night can destroy a man and all who depend on him. That hes innocent does not matter. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography NEAL GRIFFIN is the author of Benefit of the Doubt, A Voice From the Field, and By His Own Hand. As a police officer, Griffin was Tactical Operations Team Leader, Narcotics Investigator, and Supervisor of a Homicide Unit. Hes written about police ethics and the relationship between police and the communities they serve. Now retired, Griffin lives in southern California with his wife, Olga Diaz; they recently bought a cabin in Wisconsin, not far from the Twin Cities. Review "Griffin knows the dark and violent world he writes about. It is our good fortune he is also possessed of the keen talent to write of it so vividly."--James Carlos Blake, author of The Ways of Wolfe "As one of the few national columnists in America who is Latino--and the son of a retired cop--I was eager to see how cop-turned-novelist Griffin would craft Omar Ortega, a Mexican-American teenager who straddles the line between overzealous cops and bad actors in his neighborhood until his lucks runs out. Telling that story, with all its realism and necessary color--but also with the nuance, honesty and complexity it deserves--is no easy task. [Griffin is] a gifted storyteller with plenty of grit and real-life experience to back up the prose."--Ruben Navarette Details ISBN1250329892 Author Neal Griffin Publisher St Martins Press Year 2020 ISBN-13 9781250329899 Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-07-14 Imprint St Martins Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Audience General US Release Date 2020-07-14 Pages 336 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160244102;

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