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Justice!
Religion and Culture, the Same? Justice occurs not only in courtrooms, but also in other situations. The story highlights how justice is achieved in other sadly commonplace situations.
Refugees from Somalia are resettled in a small, close-knit Hispanic community where they do not fit in. Residents of nearby locations take it on themselves to fight back against these outsiders.
Yusef, a brilliant, successful attorney with the U.S. Attorney General who is Shia Muslim, moves up in his career and is further challenged to separate Islam from cultural characteristics of the close-knit Lebanese Shia Muslim community of Dearborn, Michigan, where he grew up. Nistrine, a Shia Muslim whose family is also Lebanese, grew up in “worldly” Dallas, follows her religion, but has less cultural baggage. She demonstrates how a dedicated medical doctor serves society in a way true to her beliefs.
Action moves quickly focusing on tolerance, acceptance, and respect for all races, religions, and ethnic backgrounds. Is there justice in the United States for those who bring their culture into their interactions with society, expecting to be tolerated? The author has based the characters on persons he has known directly or indirectly; there are no stereotypes. Locations are actual.
Action evolves around San Antonio, one of the country’s most cosmopolitan, multi-cultural cities, as well as through very diverse surrounding areas of south-central Texas, including brief forays into west Texas and New Mexico. The situations are not unique to Texas, but the story brings life to places that would otherwise remain obscure.
An entertaining and informative good read to inspire and challenge perceptions.
Refugees from Somalia are resettled in a small, close-knit Hispanic community where they do not fit in. Residents of nearby locations take it on themselves to fight back against these outsiders.
Yusef, a brilliant, successful attorney with the U.S. Attorney General who is Shia Muslim, moves up in his career and is further challenged to separate Islam from cultural characteristics of the close-knit Lebanese Shia Muslim community of Dearborn, Michigan, where he grew up. Nistrine, a Shia Muslim whose family is also Lebanese, grew up in “worldly” Dallas, follows her religion, but has less cultural baggage. She demonstrates how a dedicated medical doctor serves society in a way true to her beliefs.
Action moves quickly focusing on tolerance, acceptance, and respect for all races, religions, and ethnic backgrounds. Is there justice in the United States for those who bring their culture into their interactions with society, expecting to be tolerated? The author has based the characters on persons he has known directly or indirectly; there are no stereotypes. Locations are actual.
Action evolves around San Antonio, one of the country’s most cosmopolitan, multi-cultural cities, as well as through very diverse surrounding areas of south-central Texas, including brief forays into west Texas and New Mexico. The situations are not unique to Texas, but the story brings life to places that would otherwise remain obscure.
An entertaining and informative good read to inspire and challenge perceptions.
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306 pages, Paperback
Published August 12, 2019
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About the author
Heath Daniels
6 books42 followersHeathDanielsAuthor@gmail.com
Heath Daniels is semi-retired from a successful academic career as a professor and researcher in international business issues, writing and speaking professionally.
He has lived in many countries and traveled to many other countries world-wide.
These locations exposed him to many cultures and situations in which he developed appreciation, respect, and empathy for all persons everywhere, their cultures and traditions.
His travels have inspired his fiction writing.
As indicated in the Afterword to Three Kisses, at New Year going from 2005 to 2006, thoughts and inspirations came into his mind and would not stop until he sat at the computer and started writing.
Thus started a parallel career of being an academic living and working in various locations and writing action international intrigue novels under a pseudonym.
Now that he has mostly retired from academia, he has continued through four novels with a fifth still developing in his head.
He grew up in a small city that would be considered the heartland of the US. During his academic career in the US, he lived in what would be viewed as a semi-rural area.
While moving around the world, he lived in big cities, small towns, and in between.
Upon semi-retirement. He moved back to his original home town which is now a larger, urban, cosmopolitan city that still has heartland roots.
He continues to travel whenever possible, most recently returning from a four-week visit to southeast Asia.
Almost all locations in his books are places where he has lived or visited for a long enough time to be able to bring them to life through the books.
All characters are fictionalized depictions of actual people with whom he has interacted, not always under pleasant circumstances.
His novels feature current events, adventure, and intrigue that are designed to entertain, as well as inform and foster acceptance, tolerance, and respect.
Many events that were written as fiction actually occurred later, as explained in the afterwords of the books published so far.
He has written four novels.
website - HeathDanielsBooks.com
email - HeathDanielsAuthor@gmail.com
Facebook - Heath Daniels
Instagram - Heath Daniels
Twitter - @HeathDaniels9
Amazon.com/author/heathdaniels
Heath Daniels is semi-retired from a successful academic career as a professor and researcher in international business issues, writing and speaking professionally.
He has lived in many countries and traveled to many other countries world-wide.
These locations exposed him to many cultures and situations in which he developed appreciation, respect, and empathy for all persons everywhere, their cultures and traditions.
His travels have inspired his fiction writing.
As indicated in the Afterword to Three Kisses, at New Year going from 2005 to 2006, thoughts and inspirations came into his mind and would not stop until he sat at the computer and started writing.
Thus started a parallel career of being an academic living and working in various locations and writing action international intrigue novels under a pseudonym.
Now that he has mostly retired from academia, he has continued through four novels with a fifth still developing in his head.
He grew up in a small city that would be considered the heartland of the US. During his academic career in the US, he lived in what would be viewed as a semi-rural area.
While moving around the world, he lived in big cities, small towns, and in between.
Upon semi-retirement. He moved back to his original home town which is now a larger, urban, cosmopolitan city that still has heartland roots.
He continues to travel whenever possible, most recently returning from a four-week visit to southeast Asia.
Almost all locations in his books are places where he has lived or visited for a long enough time to be able to bring them to life through the books.
All characters are fictionalized depictions of actual people with whom he has interacted, not always under pleasant circumstances.
His novels feature current events, adventure, and intrigue that are designed to entertain, as well as inform and foster acceptance, tolerance, and respect.
Many events that were written as fiction actually occurred later, as explained in the afterwords of the books published so far.
He has written four novels.
website - HeathDanielsBooks.com
email - HeathDanielsAuthor@gmail.com
Facebook - Heath Daniels
Instagram - Heath Daniels
Twitter - @HeathDaniels9
Amazon.com/author/heathdaniels
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April 4, 2022
Justice is a book about social justice and is the third book in its series. The story is a stand-alone and takes place during the height of the ISIS scare of 2014-2015. The premise is about the Island experience in America. You get to understand the social and political sides of being a Muslim and wanting to be successful at the same time.
I enjoyed the book because the author had based the characters on people he knew but did not necessarily use them directly into the story. The literature is written well, and the book is enjoyable to read.
We are certainly living in a world where the perceptions and understanding of race and religion have changed. Not all bad, but it is affecting adults and youth at the same time. The embodied message is clear, not to group beliefs or ideals in one place as everyone is different and principles are unique to their own.
I recommend this book to those who like to read religion and culture
I enjoyed the book because the author had based the characters on people he knew but did not necessarily use them directly into the story. The literature is written well, and the book is enjoyable to read.
We are certainly living in a world where the perceptions and understanding of race and religion have changed. Not all bad, but it is affecting adults and youth at the same time. The embodied message is clear, not to group beliefs or ideals in one place as everyone is different and principles are unique to their own.
I recommend this book to those who like to read religion and culture
April 14, 2020
11/25/13, Mogadishu, Somalia refugee camp. Qasim Abdikarim waited to be airlifted to the U.S. for resettlement.
An Arab man kind of gave him the pros/cons of immigration to the US.
12/25/2013, Abandoned gasoline station/garage. Redwood, TX. Somali refugee’s: Qasim Abdikarim (self-designated imam); Raqe Shire; Yasir Farhan; & Zaid Rahim had finally arrived in the US.
The community was mostly Hispanic & they weren’t real keen on the Somalian’s.
9/29/14, San Marcos, TX. Cracker Barrel restaurant. Sammy Lee Jones (50+, excavation/building demolition), Wesley Stokes (50+, excavation/building demolition) & their family members were enjoying lunch after attending Pastor Bobby Ray Estes Sunday services at the Church of the Prince of Peace.
10/30/14, Washington DC, Yusef “Yusey” Shaito (30+, Joe, Arab-American Muslim, TX Western Judicial District of Texas Sr. staff AG) was telling Roger Chen (40+, former supervisor, U.S. AG attorney, Washington, DC) goodbye.
Yusef told Dr./Professor Omar Abu Deeb (30+, Yusef’s BFF, roommate, U of NC, Muslim imam) goodbye & wished him well.
What is the future for Bradley “Brad” Spencer (30+, U of NC; grad student, Jason’s gay partner) & Jason Henderson (30+, freelance furniture designer, Brad’s gay partner, Greensboro, NC)?
FBI SA Dwight Higginbotham (Austin, TX) had just received a urgent case. A mysterious Arabic religious book had been turned over by the San Marcos PD.
6/22/15, Redwood, TX. Guadalupe County Sheriff’s department reported an apparent firebombing aimed at the Somali immigrants who run a small fruit/vegetable stand.
6/23/15, San Antonio, TX. Central Texas Medical Center transferred Nisrine Maktabi (wife) to the University Medical Center.
9/11/15, Jennifer Throckmorton (35+, Anglo-American, San Antonio AG staff attorney) & Thad Cochran (35+, Anglo-American, San Antonio AG staff attorney) went to see Yusef Shaito (Muslim, hate crime specialist).
All rise. The District Court of County is now in session, Judge Oscar Ramirez (50+, US federal, San Antonio, TX).
The bailiff announced the case of the U.S. vs. Jones and Stokes.
Prosecution: Thad Cochran; Cassandra Blake (San Antonio, TX, U.S. AG attorney, Texas Southern U, Thurgood Marshall Law School, Yusef Shaito, Defense: Cecil Rainwater (attorney, San Antonio, TX); Wesley Stokes (construction worker, San Marcos, TX).
How will the case turn out?
Is their romance in the air for Nisrine & Yusef “Yusey” Shaito?
What about Yusef & Dr./Professor Omar Abu Deeb who haven’t seen each other for 6 yrs.?
Some of the pictures were kind of cheesy: motels, restaurants.
I felt going into the future 9/11/2035 did not fit the story c0ntent at all.
I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.
Warning: This book contains extremely graphic adult content, violence (racial/religious), or expletive language &/or uncensored sexually explicit material (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA)) which is only suitable for mature readers. It may be offensive or have potential adverse psychological effects on the reader.
A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A fairly well written legal thriller book. It wasn’t always very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish, but never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a huge set of unique characters, settings, etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great legal thriller movie, or better yet a mini TV series. A lot of potential but for now I will only rate it at 4/5 stars.
Thank you for the free author (s); ITO Press; Goodreads; MakingConnections; Making Connections discussion group talk; ARR; Author; Word book.
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
An Arab man kind of gave him the pros/cons of immigration to the US.
12/25/2013, Abandoned gasoline station/garage. Redwood, TX. Somali refugee’s: Qasim Abdikarim (self-designated imam); Raqe Shire; Yasir Farhan; & Zaid Rahim had finally arrived in the US.
The community was mostly Hispanic & they weren’t real keen on the Somalian’s.
9/29/14, San Marcos, TX. Cracker Barrel restaurant. Sammy Lee Jones (50+, excavation/building demolition), Wesley Stokes (50+, excavation/building demolition) & their family members were enjoying lunch after attending Pastor Bobby Ray Estes Sunday services at the Church of the Prince of Peace.
10/30/14, Washington DC, Yusef “Yusey” Shaito (30+, Joe, Arab-American Muslim, TX Western Judicial District of Texas Sr. staff AG) was telling Roger Chen (40+, former supervisor, U.S. AG attorney, Washington, DC) goodbye.
Yusef told Dr./Professor Omar Abu Deeb (30+, Yusef’s BFF, roommate, U of NC, Muslim imam) goodbye & wished him well.
What is the future for Bradley “Brad” Spencer (30+, U of NC; grad student, Jason’s gay partner) & Jason Henderson (30+, freelance furniture designer, Brad’s gay partner, Greensboro, NC)?
FBI SA Dwight Higginbotham (Austin, TX) had just received a urgent case. A mysterious Arabic religious book had been turned over by the San Marcos PD.
6/22/15, Redwood, TX. Guadalupe County Sheriff’s department reported an apparent firebombing aimed at the Somali immigrants who run a small fruit/vegetable stand.
6/23/15, San Antonio, TX. Central Texas Medical Center transferred Nisrine Maktabi (wife) to the University Medical Center.
9/11/15, Jennifer Throckmorton (35+, Anglo-American, San Antonio AG staff attorney) & Thad Cochran (35+, Anglo-American, San Antonio AG staff attorney) went to see Yusef Shaito (Muslim, hate crime specialist).
All rise. The District Court of County is now in session, Judge Oscar Ramirez (50+, US federal, San Antonio, TX).
The bailiff announced the case of the U.S. vs. Jones and Stokes.
Prosecution: Thad Cochran; Cassandra Blake (San Antonio, TX, U.S. AG attorney, Texas Southern U, Thurgood Marshall Law School, Yusef Shaito, Defense: Cecil Rainwater (attorney, San Antonio, TX); Wesley Stokes (construction worker, San Marcos, TX).
How will the case turn out?
Is their romance in the air for Nisrine & Yusef “Yusey” Shaito?
What about Yusef & Dr./Professor Omar Abu Deeb who haven’t seen each other for 6 yrs.?
Some of the pictures were kind of cheesy: motels, restaurants.
I felt going into the future 9/11/2035 did not fit the story c0ntent at all.
I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.
Warning: This book contains extremely graphic adult content, violence (racial/religious), or expletive language &/or uncensored sexually explicit material (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA)) which is only suitable for mature readers. It may be offensive or have potential adverse psychological effects on the reader.
A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A fairly well written legal thriller book. It wasn’t always very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish, but never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a huge set of unique characters, settings, etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great legal thriller movie, or better yet a mini TV series. A lot of potential but for now I will only rate it at 4/5 stars.
Thank you for the free author (s); ITO Press; Goodreads; MakingConnections; Making Connections discussion group talk; ARR; Author; Word book.
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
May 14, 2020
(Won this book on Goodreads). This story was hard to get into at first. The language (which I understand is a part of the story) was very hard to read. I hate the words that were used and it made we want to stop reading. The underlying story of these friends was great to read. Even in all the hate they still rose above and prospered. The end was sort of weird, I wasn't expecting to see the future. However, it was nice to see everyone's connections.
August 23, 2020
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
A book about the Islamic experience in America. Very slow. Tells instead of shows.
A book about the Islamic experience in America. Very slow. Tells instead of shows.
July 25, 2022
I liked this book. The ending was a really good surprise and a nice way to end it.
February 8, 2020
Considering the time we currently find ourselves in, Justice is the perfect page turner for those that enjoy the politically themed thriller. The author is so in tune with the social times we are now in. I do recommend this for the more mature readers as some may find it a bit graphic. Right now our country finds itself in a very chaotic time and Mr. Daniels has the unique ability weaving that chaos into an amazing story. One thing I enjoy about this author is his ability to make you feel like you know the characters yourself. I also enjoyed the fact that so many points of view are given so it's not just one person's story. A great read to be sure.
December 8, 2021
Mr. Heath Daniels is one of my favorite authors who skillfully presents a thoughtful picture of our times—addressing deeply concerning societal and political issues. Justice: A Novel is aptly named. Mr. Daniels artistic skill and mastery of the novel art form give his writing a life that makes the reader want to live with the characters and be involved in their struggles. It is a delicate delve into their personal lives and justice. It is complex and makes a reader work, especially in the beginning—but well worth the effort. The complexity is justified and makes this book a suspenseful page turner. There is mature content which is necessary to the plot development. The pictures in Justice: A Novel help bring the book to life. Highly recommend and waiting for a new release from this talented author.
November 2, 2019
I've been gearing towards more political suspense books as of late, and this one, in my opinion, fits into that genre. We live in a world full of chaos at any given moment and the author takes a peek into some of that chaos. It's filled with multiple POV's that embrace a sometimes scary reality. Whether its religious views, the easily intertwined terroristic movements, sometimes peaceful integration of others or the angry tones of those who choose to be against bringing in foreigners for a positive reason, this book is filled with so much that it kept me involved and I finished it within hours. A super good read!
October 31, 2019
I have to say, I wasn't planning to like this book as much as I did. My intention was to give it as a gift to my Texas-crazy brother and sister in law. But it looked interesting, so I took a peek, and I was hooked. Without giving any spoilers, I will say there were a few kicks to the stomach. But I remained fascinated and read the whole thing rather quickly. I did give it 4 stars instead of 5 because all the Texas information got pretty old. But really I should have expected that.
October 31, 2019
Goodreads Kindle Copy Win
This story takes a look at different Muslims in the US and how they are perceived and portrayed. That you cannot group belief into one set of ideals as each have their own unique beliefs. Ideals sometimes are less than perfect as things can quickly spiral out of control.
Justice is what we all desire as it can take on many forms.
This story takes a look at different Muslims in the US and how they are perceived and portrayed. That you cannot group belief into one set of ideals as each have their own unique beliefs. Ideals sometimes are less than perfect as things can quickly spiral out of control.
Justice is what we all desire as it can take on many forms.
December 29, 2019
I won this book as a Goodreads Giveaway
Well written novel; well researched and very few errors. Not my favorite genre and not one I would read again, but for those who like reading about social justice and equality, this is a good read for you.
Well written novel; well researched and very few errors. Not my favorite genre and not one I would read again, but for those who like reading about social justice and equality, this is a good read for you.
December 31, 2019
This was difficult for me to read, so consequently I did not finish. Just not my kind of book. Sorry Heath. I will try to revisit at a later time to read. Thank you for the gift.
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