Edrea Davis, is the author of SnitchCraft.
SnitchCraft is a book about betrayal. I decided to read Snitchcraft during a book sale I had on a Saturday morning. By the time the rain had moved in, I had completed the book. The title can be deceiving if you think the book is only about snitching. Davis uses a variety of characters drawn from the African-American community and its families. Davis weaves a riveting fiction about snitching and the role of betrayal.
The key word here is betrayal.
Davis, uses the character of J.C. Powell to take the readers on a journey of betrayal. Who betrayal J.C. ? Does J.C. betray anyone? And is there a snitch in the story?
Davis will play with your on your biases and judgmental attitudes toward certain members of the African-American community. Davis provides a cast of characters to pick your victim not unlike the punitive criminal justice system. Yes, the criminal justice system.
Davis keeps reminding us of the role that the criminal justice system plays in the act of betrayal as well as in the African-American community. The intentional release of a known criminal back into the African-American community to wreck havoc.
And havoc is just what a snitch does in SnitchCraft. But there is a cost and a benefit for the snitch, you will have to read SnitchCraft to find out just what is the cost and the benefit of being a snitch. Go here to purchase a copy.
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Jacqui,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this great review! I am glad you enjoyed the read and recognized my attempt to deal with prejudices (including the white juror), and to show strong spiritual and family values.
I tell everyone, fact meets fiction in SnitchCraft. JC may be a fictional character, but there are thousands of JC’s across the country.
Thanks again for the shining review. If you’re ever on Amazon, give me a shout out!
Blessings,
Edrea Davis
Author, “SnitchCraft”