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Title details for Fire on the Levee by Jared Fishman - Available

Fire on the Levee

The Murder of Henry Glover and the Search for Justice after Hurricane Katrina

by Jared Fishman
Joseph Hooper
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"A riveting tale told with care and expertise." —David Simon, creator of The Wire
The former federal prosecutor and founder of Justice Innovation Lab tells the story of his struggle to unravel the cover-up of a police shooting, and subsequent incineration of the shooting victim, in Hurricane Katrina–era New Orleans.
In 2009, Jared Fishman was a young prosecutor working on low-level civil rights cases in the Justice Department when a file landed on his desk. That folder contained two items: a story from The Nation magazine examining a mysterious death in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, and an autopsy report for a man named Henry Glover, whose charred remains were found in a burned-out car two weeks after the storm. The autopsy report, bafflingly, listed no cause of death. But according to The Nation story, a gravely wounded Glover had last been seen in a car driven by a New Orleans police officer.
Intrigued despite the lack of evidence, Fishman set out to learn what happened to Glover. He flew to New Orleans and teamed up with a rookie FBI agent, and together they started to track down anyone with information about what had happened to Glover on that day.
Fire on the Levee tells the story of a young idealistic prosecutor determined to bring the truth to light. The case would lead to major reforms in the New Orleans Police Department and ultimately change our understanding of race, policing and justice in post-Katrina New Orleans and beyond.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  • Release date

    April 25, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781488215261
      • File size: 451429 KB
      • Duration: 15:40:28

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from February 27, 2023
      This riveting true crime saga from former federal prosecutor Fishman and Men’s Journal contributing editor Hooper (Muscle Medicine) begins in 2009 when Fishman, then working in the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, came across a file on Henry Glover, a Black man whose body was found in a burned-out car atop a breached New Orleans levee after Hurricane Katrina. This launched a yearlong FBI investigation that culminated in the conclusion that Glover was killed by a white police officer and it was covered up by the New Orleans Police Department. Two officers ended up facing charges, one for federal civil rights violations involved in Glover’s death and another for obstruction of justice. Fishman and Hooper meticulously detail the investigation, anonymous threats against the investigators, and the racism suffusing the case, generating real outrage when the verdict against Glover’s killer is overturned on appeal. Coming 17 years after Glover’s death and 10 years after the officer who killed him walked free, this is a scathing and timely look at police brutality in America. Readers will be gripped. Agent: Sam Stoloff, Frances Goldin Literary Agency.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Robert Petkoff's sonorous, resonant voice is a fitting match for this sweeping yet detailed account of the murder of Henry Glover and its subsequent cover-up. After he was shot by a police officer during the tumultuous aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Glover's body was then burned nearly beyond identification in a car fire. Author Jared Fishman, then a young prosecutor for the Justice Department, doggedly searched for evidence of the crime and has documented it well in this account. With Petkoff's experienced narration, the story is mesmerizing. He lends compassion and appropriate expression to Fishman's account, including his prosecution of the crime, keeping the listener engaged throughout. Fans of true crime will find this a highly satisfying listen. C.F. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

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