- Paperback: 264 pages
- Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK (Oct 8 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0738707856
- ISBN-13: 978-0738707853
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
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From Publishers Weekly
Desperation and hope fuel Ford's angry narrative concerning a wrongly convicted black detective, but no amount of action and bloodshed can make up for an overly familiar plot. After serving two years of a sentence for a murder he didn't commit, former NYPD detective John Shannon is let loose on appeal only to find that his 14-year-old son has been kidnapped. What happens next is thoroughly predictable, including plenty of gunplay and some dubious prison philosophy courtesy of Shannon's cellmate Charles Promise. The reader waits in vain for some innovation, some new twist we haven't encountered before amid the unrelievedly downbeat depiction of the underworld and its denizens. Alas, we've walked this long mile too many times before. Ford is also the author of the well-received study The Hero with an African Face: Mythic Wisdom of Traditional Africa.
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From Booklist
Framed for the murder of DEA agent Danny Rodrigues during a drug bust, former New York City police detective John Shannon is released after serving two years in prison. Innocence Watch lawyer Nora Matthews helped free Shannon after finding irregularities in the government's case against him. Shannon is determined to put his life back together with his wife and son and find the person who really murdered Rodrigues. Barely out of prison, Shannon is offered a choice by the ex-CIA agent who runs New York's Office of Municipal Security: take a job with the agency or face rearrest and a retrial for murder. Angrily turning down the job, Shannon soon learns that his son, J. J., is missing. Against the advice of his lawyer, he breaks the conditions of his release and races to find his son and clear his name before the government closes in on him. This fast-paced thriller grabs readers and holds them to the end. Sue O'Brien
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4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Voted Best Mystery 2005 Mahogany Media, Jan 11 2006
By Mahogany Book Club "Mahogany Media Review" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Long Mile (Paperback)
The Long Mile
The Shango Mysteries
Clyde W. Ford
Life takes a wrong turn for NYPD Officer John Shannon. Accused of killing a fellow officer John is sent to prison for two years. While locked down John meets Promise, a man full of wisdom that changes the way he thinks about like and certain situations. When his conviction is over turned John is released from prison but he isn't free at last. John returns home to find his thirteen-year-old son is in a gang and now he is missing. Homeland Security wants a piece of him and so does the FBI. And to make matters worse his wife needs time to find herself. John races against the clock to find his son, to find out who framed him and to prove his innocence. For John the streets are full of drug lords, the Mob and crooked cops that need him out of the way.
The Long Mile is the first of the Shango Mysteries. An excellent mystery full of suspense and a character you root for. You will anxiously await the next mystery.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Read, Nov 29 2005
By Joe Moore - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Long Mile (Paperback)
Clyde W. Ford has written a fast paced, heartfelt, mystery driven by a father's determination to find his teenage son that may be lost in the underground world of crime. The main character, John Shannon, is a husband, father, policeman, and now ex-con, who is trying to put his life and family back together. What makes this story unique is the guidance Shannon receives from an unlikely source-a fellow inmate in prison for life. Charles Promise has discovered the secret to understanding one's own destiny. As Shannon goes from one crisis to another, Promise's words help him accept his destiny. Ford uses his psychology background in an unobtrusive but effective way. I found the Long Mile not only a good read, but food for thought about my own destiny.
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