Grievances

Author Mark Ethridge is a third generation reporter and writer who directed Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations for The Charlotte Observer. Now this long-time journalist brings his years of experience to his new novel, Grievances, with incredible results.In Grievances, the murder of a thirteen-year-old boy during racial unrest in rural South Carolina twenty years ago has gone unpunished, unsolved, even uninvestigated. But that changes when Charlotte Times reporter Matt Harper sits down with a fellow who shows up in the newsroom, a guy with a grievance. As he struggles with his journalistic legacy, Harper comes to understand why the investigation must be pursued and why he must be the one to do it'despite the opposition of his publisher, violent threats from mysterious forces who do not want the story told, and the fact that his father is dying. Set in the rich scenery of a Savannah River town that time and justice have forgotten, Grievances is a story of newspapers, murder, and of redemption'for a small Southern town and for Matt Harper.Grievances draws the reader inside the real-life breakneck world of newspaper reporting, from bylines to deadlines, and reluctant publishers to mysterious sources'all written by an industry veteran. In addition, author Pat Conroy notes that Grievances is "no mere thriller"; instead, he says, "Grievances is a beautifully written, compelling tale of race and redemption." Indeed, Grievances takes a hard look at race relations in the South; decades after the end of segregation, the book examines how the wounds of inequality in the South have healed ... and what wounds still remain.Ethridge, Mark is the author of 'Grievances', published 2006 under ISBN 9781588381927 and ISBN 1588381927.