Choke Hold, Gerald Everett Jones
Choke Hold, Gerald Everett Jones
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Choke Hold
An Eli Wolff Thriller

Author: Gerald Everett Jones

Narrator: Eric Thomure

Unabridged: 5 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: PublishDrive

Published: 10/05/2020


Synopsis

Inspired by a true story.
Hank Ellis was murdered in his own home for dissing the cops in front of his neighbors. 
Cynical personal-injury attorney Eli Wolff rediscovers his idealism for simple justice when he sues the city for the wrongful death of an unarmed African American man at the hands of two police officers. Ellis was killed in his own home, choked to death, after angry officers stormed in without a warrant, anxious to teach him a lesson for disrespecting them in front of his neighbors. 
The guilty parties probably think you care more about entertainment than justice. But no one will make you write Congress about it. The author suggests in the epilogue that holding mandatory public inquests in these cases might disclose evidence and encourage dialogue before some angry mob decides that setting fire to their neighborhood is the only way to get their side of the story told.

Reviews

Goodreads review by InkedBookDragon on November 17, 2017

[URL not allowed] Choke Hold: A Novel by Gerald Everett Jones could be taken straight out of the headlines. This book is about a man killed by the police and the attorney that fights for justice for him. It is refreshing to see characters grow and become more confident. I was uncom......more

Goodreads review by John on December 11, 2017

Gerald Everett Jones is a great writer and an excellent storyteller! I've read several of his novels (Mr. Ballpoint is still my favorite) and I literally cannot put his books down until I finish. This is another page turner which while set in 1981 is totally relevant and timely today. A black man is......more

Goodreads review by Vnunez-Ms_luv2read on October 13, 2017

For the times that we are in, this book is very telling. The story is of a man who dies with police involvement and a lawyer's fight to find justice, Will he get the justice he seeks? Read the book and find out. Once I started this book, I could not put it down. It was that good. This was my first t......more

Goodreads review by Corinne Bennett on May 16, 2022

Great read This is a book of fiction but not really. I’m sure this has happened many times in our society. There will always be a race ‘on top’ that looks down on all others. I pray that someday this will not be the case. You get to know these characters and feel strongly about their plight in life.......more