New Releases by Christopher A. Darden

The thesis examines the O.J. Simpson murder trial and analyzes the racial narratives that affected its outcome and the way it is perceived by the American public. By examining four books about the trial written by lawyers who served on the case, the analysis focuses on how race functions within each of the reconstructed narratives, as well as within the framework of the U.S. criminal justice system. The author argues that racial narratives affect how and why people can see the same event differently, a prime example of which is the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Representations of Mark Fuhrman, his role in the O.J. Simpson trial, and how these are affected by racial narratives are also discussed. The author concludes that the O.J. Simpson murder trial presented an opportunity in which issues concerning race, race relations, and ideologies about race could be openly discussed.

A young attorney at a leading law firm, Mercer Early is handed the seemingly routine case of an L.A. cop accused of shooting and killing his wife, a case complicated by two more police officers who kill their spouses.

Deputy D.A. Nikki Hill returns, taking on a high-profile murder case. While trying to keep her sanity and build a love life with Detective Virgil Sykes, Nikki prosecutes a rich man charged with killing his fiance. During the sensational trial, Nikki watches as her case unravels--and suddenly finds herself in an explosive drama of big-time crooks and at least one murderous psychopath who won''t stop killing.

A young attorney at the most pretigious African American law firm on the west coast, Mercer Early finds his career and his life on the line after he becomes embroiled in a complex murder case.

A seemingly open-and-shut case involving the murder of a beautiful TV personality draws African-American Assistant D.A. Nikki Hill into a terrifying web of the victim''s dark and bizarre secrets, a dangerous street gang, legal corruption, and an old case that is coming back to haunt her. Reprint.