The Hanging of Ruben Ashford

by Lauren Small

Book Overview

At the heart of Lauren Small's soaring new novel is a murder mystery set in Baltimore in 1918, and the love of two remarkable women. Psychologist Josie Berenson defends a young Black man who has confessed to murder while her partner, Dr. Nell Winters confronts an influenza epidemic that rapidly kills thousands. Their search for justice and healing is complicated by a city riven by race, at a time when loving a member of your own sex is a crime...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1938144902
• ISBN13: 9781938144905
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Brickhouse Books Inc.
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"