Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books and authors from Simon & Schuster.
Table of Contents
About The Book
Summer, 1994. Dean Goodnight, the first Choctaw Indian employed by the Oklahoma County public defender's office, pulls a new case--the brutal murder of a once-promising basketball star. The only witness is Caleb, the five-year-old son of the prime suspect, Billy. Investigating the murder, Dean draws four strangers into Billy's orbit, each of whom becomes deeply invested in the suspect’s fate--and in Caleb's. There's Aura Jefferson, the victim's sister, a nurse struggling with the loss of her brother; Aura's patient Cecil Porter, a paraplegic whose own dreams of playing pro basketball were shattered fifty years ago; Cecil's brother, the entrepreneur and political manipulator "Big" Ben Porter; and Ben's wife, Becca, who discovers a link between the young Caleb and her own traumatic past.
As Billy's trial approaches, these five are forced to confront their deepest disappointments, hopes, and fears. And when tragedy strikes again, their lives are forever entwined.
Product Details
- Publisher: Gallery Books (January 1, 2017)
- Length: 384 pages
- ISBN13: 9781507201107
Browse Related Books
Raves and Reviews
"The setting, 1994 Oklahoma, is vividly rendered ... .Native Sooner Tomlinson does a great job of giving his characters roots in an often overlooked locale—not quite the South, West, or Midwest."
– Booklist
“Tomlinson has nice timing, and a good handle on voice … you can really hear his characters … .The characters are nicely fleshed out—real human beings with flaws that never lapse into cartoon two-dimensionality. It's a book about hope … .It feels good to see through the eyes of his creations — people who are really interested in understanding one another's lives as opposed to just shouting over them.”
– The Dallas Morning News
"The unexpected intersection of such diverse lives gives us a glimpse of what we can learn from each other if we keep ourselves open to possibilities."
– Writers' League of Texas
Resources and Downloads
High Resolution Images
- Book Cover Image (jpg): The Midnight Man Hardcover 9781507201107
- Author Photo (jpg): David Eric Tomlinson Cadence Tomlinson(0.1 MB)
Any use of an author photo must include its respective photo credit