Dead South

by Robert Coram

Temporarily relieved from homicide detail for making the wrong politicians mad, police detective C. R. Payne is forced to work undercover in the seediest hangouts in Atlanta. Pretty tame stuff-until... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451196880
• ISBN13: 9780451196880
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

I couldn't put this one down

I think this is Mr. Coram's best work to date. The story is captivating and his understanding of police interview techniques is right-on. Pick this one up, you won't be disappointed.

Refreshing perspective... a very good read!

This is the first Coram work I have read and I can't wait to get another. The protagonist is a black Atlanta detective whose unusually high degree of mastery in the art of interrogation gets tested to the limits in the case of his career.Coram's Dead South grants its non-African American readers unique insight into the daily perils of being a minority, with humor and grace that add to the value of his work as much as does his well developed plot. As a Caucasian, I found this perspective very interesting.Payne's "TV movie of the week" comment at the beginning of the book had me laughing out loud!Well done, Mr. Coram!