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Blood in the Soil

A True Tale of Racism, Sex, and Murder in the Volatile South

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Blood in the Soil

By: Carole Townsend
Narrated by: Allan Robertson
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Blood in the Soil is the first book about the investigation into the shooting of Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt and his country attorney in Gwinnett County, Georgia, in 1978. But this book is not primarily about Larry Flynt, or even his shooter, the serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin, though both men are of course important characters in the story.

This true account is told alternately from the perspective of Detective J. Michael Cowart and by following Franklin's life from childhood through his execution. The monster that was Joseph Paul Franklin was the result of a perfect storm of circumstances, which included poverty, cruel abuse as a child, the detestation and mistrust between blacks and whites, integration, and the hate groups that operated and recruited openly. Detective Cowart tells the story of his first introduction to Franklin, and the cat-and-mouse game that ensued. A self-proclaimed truth-seeker, the detective had to appear to befriend Franklin to get him to provide enough information to prosecute him in the Flynt shooting. In the course of developing this rapport, Cowart gains astonishing insight into many of Franklin's other cold-blooded killings and crimes, and his twisted justification for them.

This book tells of a very real struggle between right and wrong. It details with stark honesty the terrible truths that characterized the South during the volatility of the sixties and seventies, and of the ugly reality that lies just beneath the veneer of a beautiful region known for its warm hospitality. Along the way, it examines some hard lessons about life, trust, and compromise.

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©2016 Carole Townsend (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
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Compelling but could be better.

This is a compelling true story of a man guilty of many horrific and heinous acts. The truth is enough to provide a dramatic and complete story, so I struggled with the open use of poetic license. Chapter 22 is pure fiction and really disappointed me.

The narration is good and compliments the tone of the book. I enjoyed the author's use of language but there was a noticeable amount of repetition.

I would recommend this book to anyone with an intetest in true crime but expect the odd irritation.

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Shocking, disturbing and troubling take of racism

This was brilliant.
I loved how the author got into the head of the perpetrator and really fleshed him out.
Fascinating, compelling, sickening and devastating.
Really enjoyed the narration too,. great voice and very expressive

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Superb narration!

This is not my normal genre however I found this fascinating and so far as the narration goes I feel it was the best that I have heard.

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