Beneath a Ruthless Sun A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turn...