Organized crime ruled Phenix City, Alabama, for years. But in 1954, the mob killed the wrong man: a popular, crime-fighting attorney. And the city decided it had had enough. This historical novel tells of people who died trying to make a difference, and people who rose as unexpected heroes. "Hill's gravelly growl causes sweat to pop out on your forehead... In their tone and rhythm, his accents and flowing descriptions are at times like music."—AudioFile