T.J. Cheokas
ASIN: B00QMQ4PT8
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 272
The Wheels of Justice is a fast paced novel that provides an entertaining perspective of justice in the modern day south as seen through the eyes of a young prosecutor and a poverty stricken African-American boy. The seemingly simple yet wildly extreme story also forces the reader to unwittingly explore the deeper question of, "What is justice?" This novel has it all. Without the reader even realizing, the story raises serious issues surrounding the American criminal justice system and the Judeo-Christian tradition on which the system is based while also exploring the racially dividing issues that currently exist in the south. The story skillfully hides these serious theoretical questions with action, suspense, humor, and romance. A modern day cross between The Outsiders and East of Eden, the novel captures the street kid personalities of the former and the witty symbolism of the ...