The Walls of Jericho: A Novel

On a dark Mississippi night in 1960, a young black Civil Rights



leader is murdered, ripped apart by a shotgun blast and left to



die in a ditch beside a lonely country road. No arrest is ever



made and the murder is never solved.



Decades later, the nearly forgotten slaying is resurrected, with



deadly consequences. Jefferson Trannon, an Ole Miss law professor,



and Ella Garrity, a New York Times reporter, stumble



upon long-hidden documents and a shocking witness that,



together, could unlock the explosive secrets of the brutal killing.



Following a trail of hatred and violence, the unlikely partners



— Jeff, the son of a revered Civil Rights crusader, and Ella,



the granddaughter of a leader of the KKK — are drawn into a



deadly conspiracy that sends them hurtling through the dark



history of racism in the Old South and into the frightening



shadows of the politics of the New South. Along the way, they



are confronted by murder, betrayal, a sensational trial, and, ultimately,



the stunning truth behind the mystery.



Award-winning journalist and former prosecutor Jack Ford infuses



The Walls of Jericho with grit and an insider’s



view of the legal system, weaving together a tale rife with classic Southern charm and powerful Southern



retribution — where nothing is truly as it seems, and secrecy trumps all.