KIRKUS REVIEWS
“In Zimmerman's riveting debut novel, an attorney takes a road trip as he grapples with guilt and seeks . . . to balance karmic scales with violence. . . A stirring, well-constructed story . . .”
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
“A powerful novel that derives most of its juice from the history it wends through and around. . . . Mississippi Reckoning is affecting and highly readable as it commingles fact and invention in artful ways. . . . puts me in mind of James Ellroy's Los Angeles novels.
“Mississippi Reckoning, while a work of fiction, also feels like a means of keeping faith.”
“Mississippi Reckoning, while a work of fiction, also feels like a means of keeping faith.”
DIANE NASH, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, FREEDOM RIDER, SNCC FOUNDER
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“Gripping, wonderful story-telling. From his experiences as a civil rights worker and a death row attorney, Mitchell Zimmerman has given us a brilliant and heart-rending novel, a book that gives voice to victims of violence. Mississippi Reckoning is an enthralling thriller—and an historical novel that depicts the impact of white supremacy on four generations of an African American family.
“Family saga, freedom song and cry for justice come together in Mississippi Reckoning, as a despairing man seeks vengeance for wrongs beyond his power to right.” ERIC FONER, pulitzer-prize winning author of 'the fiery trial,'
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federal JUdge thelton henderson, CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER
“Linking the story of a condemned man in current-day California with the story of the deep-southern horror from which that man emerged, Mitchell Zimmerman has crafted a heart-pounding, soul-wrenching narrative . . .”
mike farrell, STAR OF M*A*S*H |
“A powerful book! A must-read! Mississippi Reckoning takes you on a trip that will leave you reeling–and thinking.”
mary e . king, author of 'freedom song'
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“Compelling . . . Mitchell Zimmerman's grasp of the Mississippi landscape, his invocations of fear are well honed.”
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