Illegal Motion

Gideon Page #4

by Grif Stockley

When Gideon Page agrees to defend Dade Cunningham, a star wide receiver for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, against a charge of rape, he doesn't fully understand the treacherous path the case will take, on campus and off. Dade is black and his accuser is white, and Gideon must now deal with an explosive case certain to arouse media attention in a state obsessed with football - a case that raises uncomfortable questions in his own personal life.

Genres: Legal Thriller

408 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Stockley is the author of several books, including Race Relations in the Natural State; Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Crusader from Arkansas, winner of the Ragsdale Award from the Arkansas Historical Association and the Arkansiana Award from the Arkansas Library Association and Blood in Their Eyes: The Elaine Race Massacres of 1919, winner of the Booker Worthen Prize from the Central Arkansas Library System and recipient of a Certificate of Commendation from the American Association for State and Local History. An attorney who has worked with the Center for Arkansas Legal Services, the Disability Rights Center, and the Arkansas branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, Stockley completed Ruled by Race while serving as a historian and curriculum specialist at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies in Little Rock.

Reviews

[Sandy III · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good read. Enjoyed it. I had a pretty good idea how it was going to end, but was curious about the details of how it would play out.

[Sara Herring · Rating 2 out of 5]

didn't finish

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, quick read. Nothing amazing, though.

[Jackie Simons]

Read 3/98