He is a father of three, secure in his innocence and his belief in British justice.īut as the trial draws closer, his prospect for freedom dwindles.
At first, Mahmood believes he can ignore the fingers pointing his way he may be a gambler and a petty thief, but he is no murderer. In Cardiff, Wales in 1952, Mahmood Mattan, a young Somali sailor, is accused of a crime he did not commit: the brutal killing of Violet Volacki, a shopkeeper from Tiger Bay. The full life of Mahmood Mattan, the last man executed in Cardiff for a crime he was exonerated for 40 years later brought alive with subtle artistry and heartbreaking humanity” (Walter Mosley, best-selling author of Devil in a Blue Dress ).
Based on a true event, this novel is “a blues song cut straight from the heart.about the unjust death of an innocent Black man caught up in a corrupt system.
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