Set in 1974 Atlanta during a time of significant social turbulence. And he is not the first policeman to be gunned down. Jimmy did not know if he was alive or dead. His partner Don Wesley was thrown over his shoulder like a sack of flower. Heavy slaps echoed between the buildings as Jimmy Lawson’s police-issue boots pounded the pavement. The wet, ripe meat of the city lurched toward the November light. The sun razored open the downtown corridor, slicing past the construction cranes waiting to dip into the earth and pull up skyscrapers, hotels, convention centers. She got her hook in early and kept me tethered to that line throughout.ĭawn broke over Peachtree Street. I’m giving it up for Slaughter’s Cop Town. A darn good and suspenseful thriller from the talented Karin Slaughter. 1970s Atlanta is a place you are glad we have moved on from.wait, I have a sense of deja vu, as history seems to be hell bent on repeating itself today. We see Kate come to terms with a different identity, and various versions of herself. There is a lot to be uneasy and afraid of. This is story of a search for identity as the world shifts, the cosy bastions of white power in the police is beginning to crumble, societal demographics are changing, and women are acquiring influence in non traditional areas. There is not much, if any, difference between most police officers and the serial killer. As Jimmy's life comes under threat, Kate and Maggie race to find the killer, despite all the obstacles and danger they face. The police would rather shoot one of their own if he is gay than face public shame. The anti-semitic serial shooter is stalking and lusting after Kate, with a view to killing her and Jimmy Lawson. The women are hard on each other, although as relationships develop, they look out for each other. The uniform that is given to Kate is a joke, every item is too big, including the shoes. They deride, scorn, treat with contempt and sexually harass female police officers, and are of the firm opinion that women do not belong within the police department. They plant evidence and threaten people with impunity. The white male cops are angry, crude, drink heavily, openly racists and bigots, brutal, violent, misogynists, anti-gay, despise liberals, and struggle when it comes to the subtle and the more nuanced in their jobs. Kate and Maggie are sidelined from the investigation into the cop murders, but nevertheless pursue the killer Terry feels free to punch and knock Maggie around. She is partnered with Maggie Lawson, determined to remain a cop in staunch opposition from her mother, and cops, brother Jimmy and Uncle Terry. Jewish widow Kate Murphy is starting her first day as a police officer, only to face a baptism of fire from male cops. Atlanta is a city festering with hatred and tension as a fifth white police officer has been shot dead on duty, with the shooter pegged as a black man by the police. It is a story of a city and state in a state of flux, a police department in open revolt against a black mayor, a black police commissioner, Reginald Eaves, and the changing face of communities with the growth in a range of minorities, with women and blacks working as police officers and more. Cop Town is a crime thriller set in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1974.
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