Three-Fifths

Pittsburgh, 1995. Twenty-two year old Bobby Saraceno is a biracial man, passing for white. Bobby has hidden his identity from everyone, even his best friend and fellow comic-book geek, Aaron, who has just returned from prison a newly radicalized white supremacist.

During the night of their reunion, Bobby witnesses Aaron mercilessly assault a young black man with a brick. In the wake of this horrifying act of violence, Bobby must conceal his unwitting involvement in the crime from the police, as well as battle with his own personal demons. A harrowing story about racism and brutality that is more urgent now than ever.

About the author

John Vercher is a writer on race, identity and social justice currently living in the Philadelphia area with his wife and two sons. He holds a BA in English from the University of Pittsburgh and an MFA in Creative Writing from the Mountainview Master of Fine Arts. His debut novel, Three-Fifths was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) award and was a Sunday Times, Guardian and Financial Times Book of the Year.

Summary

A powerful hardboiled noir of violence and obsession set against the backdrop of the simmering racial tension produced by the LA Riots and the O.J. Simpson trial.

Product details

• Authors: John Vercher
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781782276876
• ISBN: 978-1-78227-687-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes > English; Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Crime, Crime & mystery, Crime and mystery fiction