Overwhelming Force

by Mark Phillips

How long can people stand injustice, how many times must we see the evidence of hatred and violence, and how far can you be pushed before you fight back? Systematic racism has corrupted the city of Pleasant Oaks and the police force harass and profile the residents of The Meadows, a mostly black apartment complex in the white suburban city. When an officer kills one of the residents the men of The Meadows decide to fight back. Bedlam erupts in the street and everyone begins to take sides, from a drug kingpin to a police officer to the residents themselves. Overwhelming Force takes you deep into the heart of a problem as real as Ferguson and as chilling as a Stephen King novel.

218 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 6, 2016

About the author

Mark Phillips is the author of several thriller and literary novels. His Bentley Books series introduced the world to sadistic serial killer Bentley Grimes, a villain of unbelievable cruelty and unimaginable coldness. His literary novels are populated with richly drawn characters struggling with issues that affect our society today, such as: homosexuality, alcoholism, family struggles, poverty, greed, and bigotry.
His newest novel, Overwhelming Force, deals with the issue of police brutality and street violence.
Mark was born in Clawson, Michigan, a small suburb of Detroit and currently resides in Canton, Michigan with his wife and their three children.

He has published ten books:
Beneath the Mask of Sanity
Beyond the Mask
Re-Test
Typewriter Blood
A Way Back to Life
Two Worlds
Before the Mask
The Space Between
No Credit in Heaven
Overwhelming Force
Mark currently resides in Canton, Michigan with his wife and their three children.


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