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03200aam a22006018i 4500 001 8B4E09D65CAB11EC8CCC037D25ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211214010038 008 210610s2022 nyu 000 1 eng 010 $a 2021025194 020 $a 0593534360 020 $a 9780593534366 035 $a (OCoLC)1256588158 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCF $d TP7 $d BUP $d SILO 043 $a e-uk-wl 100 1 $a Mohamed, Nadifa, $d 1981- $e author. 245 14 $a The fortune men / $c Nadifa Mohamed. 250 $a First United States edition. 263 $a 2207 264 1 $a New York : $b Alfred A. Knopf, $c 2022. 300 $a [320] pages ; $c 24 cm 500 $a "This is a Borzoi book" 520 $a "Based on a true event, The Fortune Men tells the intimate, harrowing story of the last man in Britain to be sentenced to death. In Cardiff, Wales in 1952, Mahmood Mattan, a young Somali sailor, is accused of a crime he did not commit: the brutal killing of Violet Volacki, a shopkeeper from Tiger Bay. At first, Mahmood believes he can ignore the fingers pointing his way; he may be a gambler and a petty thief, but he is no murderer. He is a father of three, secure in his innocence and his belief in British justice. But as the trial draws closer, his prospect for freedom dwindles. Now, Mahmood must stage a terrifying fight for his life, with all the chips stacked against him: a shoddy investigation, an inhumane legal system, and, most evidently, pervasive and deep-rooted racism at every step. Under the shadow of the hangman's noose, Mahmood begins to realize that even the truth may not be enough to save him. A haunting tale of miscarried justice, this book offers a chilling look at the dark corners of our humanity." -- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Life change events $x Fiction. 650 0 $a Murder $x Fiction. $x Fiction. 650 0 $a Racism $z Wales $x Fiction. 650 0 $a Judicial error $z Great Britain $x Fiction. 651 0 $a Tiger Bay (Cardiff, Wales) $x Fiction. $y 20th century $x Fiction. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Mohamed, Nadifa, 1981- $t Fortune men $b First edition. $d New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022 $z 9780593534373 $w (DLC) 2021025195 941 $a 21 952 $l GYPE631 $d 20240626011006.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409041640.0 952 $l CPPC926 $d 20231111012232.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010032323.0 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331014412.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230207011321.0 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20230201022749.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20221220010347.0 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20220806015038.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20220804024626.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728014853.0 952 $l FMPC224 $d 20220507011635.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20220203010815.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20220203010604.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20220202021913.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20220202012550.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20220202011244.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20220202010424.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220104014352.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220104013534.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20211214010103.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8B4E09D65CAB11EC8CCC037D25ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search