AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci

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A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci

Published: April 16, 2024

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing 

Length: 14 hours 28 Minutes 

Buy: Kindle | Audio

What a fantastic book. Another 5 star read for me this year and to think when I first started it I didn’t think I was going to like it and stopped to go on to something else only to come back and couldn’t put it down. Oh the life of a mood reader! 

Set in Virginia in 1968 a black man is accused of killing a wealthy white couple that he worked for. Jack Lee is an white attorney who has never represented a black defendant. In a time of difficult racial tensions taking this case may cost Jack more than his reputation. 

Desiree DuBose is a black attorney who has represented many black defendant, and civil rights cases even taking one to the supreme court. She shows up in town hoping Jack will turn the case over to her but he refuses to let it go and instead she joins him in the case. 

There are a lot of moving pieces to this case and the longer it went on the more the tension grew. I just didn’t think there would be a good outcome for anyone in this book which made it all the sweeter that the reality really shown through in the pages and through the narration of the audiobook. 

I used to read a lot of this author and haven’t in a while, but this is a book that reminds me of why I liked him to begin with. Find a copy of this book you won’t be disappointed

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