Torched

by Joe Edd Morris

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Pub Date 21 May 2020 | Archive Date 31 Mar 2021

Black Rose Writing

Historical Fiction | Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

Torched finds Sam Ransom at his first pastoral appointment in Holmes County, Mississippi, in the summer of ’64. At a civil rights rally, he is reunited with two friends from his childhood. His decision to join their efforts to rebuild a black church torched by nightriders sets all three on a collision course with the Klan and two grisly murders. The story is about interracial friendship and romance, the ultimate sacrifice, atonement and redemption.

Torched finds Sam Ransom at his first pastoral appointment in Holmes County, Mississippi, in the summer of ’64. At a civil rights rally, he is reunited with two friends from his childhood. His...

A Note From the Publisher

Joe Edd Morris is the author of the novels Land Where My Fathers Died, The Last Page, The Prison and nonfiction works including Revival of the Gnostic Heresy: Fundamentalism and Ten Things I Wish Jesus Hadn’t Said. His short fiction has appeared in literary journals with a nomination for the Pushcart Prize. Morris is a retired United Methodist minister and psychologist. He and his wife, Sandi, live in Tupelo, MS.

Joe Edd Morris is the author of the novels Land Where My Fathers Died, The Last Page, The Prison and nonfiction works including Revival of the Gnostic Heresy: Fundamentalism and Ten Things I Wish...

Advance Praise

“A magnificent tale of race and romance that speaks to us today more than ever.” –Michael Hartnett, bestselling author of The Blue Rat

“Prose in the skilled hands of Joe Edd Morris is powerful, lyrical…almost like reading poetry.” –Peggy Webb, USA Today bestselling author of The Language of Silence

“Joe Edd Morris is a lifelong Mississippian with a true gift of telling a good story.” –Gerald Walton, author of The University of Mississippi: A Pictorial History

“A magnificent tale of race and romance that speaks to us today more than ever.” –Michael Hartnett, bestselling author of The Blue Rat

“Prose in the skilled hands of Joe Edd Morris is powerful...

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