The Crown Lord

by William Sirls

Description

After a successful revolt in 1846 that reversed the roles of slaves and masters, modern-day America is now dominated by a wealthy, black ruling class and whites are dealing with decades of oppression and prejudice. 

When his father, a civil rights attorney, is killed after defending a white man, seventeen-year-old Willie Gibbons is forced to move to Michigan with his uncle and thrust into the heart of the racial divide.

The search for his father's killer lands Willie on the wrong side of a powerful and shadowy black supremacist group known as The Crown, a dangerous place for any man—black or white.

The Crown Lord is a stark and jarring look at race, class, and the American Dream that will keep readers on edge.

Biography

Over the course of his life, William Sirls has experienced both great highs and tremendous lows--some born of chance, some born of choice. Once a senior vice president at a major investment firm, he was incarcerated in 2007 for wire fraud and money laundering, where he learned a great deal more than he ever bargained for. Life lessons involving faith, grace, patience, and forgiveness are evident in his writing. He is the father of two and makes his home in Southern California. Visit his site at: www.williamsirls.com

"The Crown Lord, besides being a boldly written political thriller, is an important reflection on the genesis of racial animus in America. William Sirls has created a new optic on prejudice and bigotry and their relationship to power, economics, and human ego. Everyone who has unanswered questions and unaddressed concerns about racial equity must read this thrilling novel."
―Louis Gossett Jr., Academy Award winner, and author of An Actor and a Gentleman

NOTE: The Crown Lord is considered mainstream fiction, and as is common in such fiction, it contains rough language and content. 

My Perspective ~

Unlike this author's previous books, The Crown Lord is a dystopian and gritty representation of race reversal in modern day society. This book may be disturbing for some readers, due to content and language. Original and creative, once I became acclimated to the atypical race reversal, the story captured my attention and continued to keep me in suspense. Characterizations are well done and believable, and there is a continuing crescendo toward a dramatic climax. I find myself still thinking about this book long after completing it.

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