This is the best corrective to all those who wring their hands in despair in the face of race, social justice and policing in the United States Rt Hon David Lammy, MPĪ serious and kaleidoscopic achievement … Nestled inside the story of one gang-related killing is a well-made and timely argument - especially in the wake of the protests in Ferguson, Mo., and over the death of Eric Garner - that transcends a single death … tidal in its force … displaying an almost Tolstoyan level of human sympathy … Ms. Mind-blowing in its forensic detail, Ghettoside's insight into post-Michael Brown, post-Eric Garner America cannot be overstated. The bravest book about race and crime I’ve ever read Dan Baum, author of Nine Lives Chris CleaveĪ brilliant investigation into the American violence epidemic disguised as a highly entertaining true crime book Matt Taibbi, author of The Divide I was astonished by Jill Leovy's Ghettoside in which police and race in America are examined with forensic skill and furious, exceptional prose.
Lucid, revelatory, superbly written, incredibly timely. Everyone needs to read this book Michael Connelly Not just a gritty, heart-wrenching, and telling book, but an important one. This book will take an honoured place on the shelf that includes David Simon's classic Homicide Martin Amisįantastic. What an amazing book – totally gripping Paul French, author of Midnight in PekingĮxceptional. A provocative examination of how and why murder happens and a fast-paced crime narrative Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove
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