Dana Hand
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Soon the judge, along with two others, travel up the river to investigate. Along with the judge is Lee Loi, an ambitious young company investigator and Grace Sundown, who is along as their tracker. Very quickly they come to understand who did the murders, but as they deepen their investigation into why this happened, they uncover a land-grabbing conspiracy that involves some of the most prominent members of Lewiston, including members of the judge’s own family. Even when some of the murderers are brought to trial the locals neither cared enough about the Chinese victims or the horrible way they were killed. The accused were acquitted.
I found Deep Creek to be a gripping historical novel that made for a compelling and challenging read. Although in real life no one was ever charged with this mass murder, the authors have delivered a complex, interesting story that serves to illuminate many of the prejudices and deeply rooted racism that the Chinese faced when they came to America seeking a new way of life.… (mehr)