=THE SHAPE OF SNAKES

Author: (English) Woolworth
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The abnormal death of a Black woman, Annie, involves profound issues of race and humanity. The coroner determines that Annie died in a car accident. The witness who discovered Annie's body, dissatisfied with the police's hasty conclusion due to bias, steps forward but is pressured by neighbors and the police to move abroad. Twenty years later, the witness renews their efforts, persistently reopening the investigation and uncovering a shocking truth: everyone had a hand in "Annie's Death." The police, coroner, neighborhood thugs, sex workers, and even long-time friends all became accomplices. Letters, clippings, and medical reports run throughout the book, reconstructing the truth of the event. Betrayal, greed, ignorance, fear, and selfishness reveal the terrifying yet real nature of human beings. Who was the mastermind behind the tragedy? And who was the final pusher of the crime?