Ben Crump's Thriller Hits Bestseller List
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump's debut novel *Worse Than A Lie* has hit the USA Today Bestsellers list, with thriller fans praising the legal thriller as gripping. The announcement video garnered 948 likes, with users urging purchases from Black bookstores or Amazon to support the debut author's crossover from law to fiction.
- *Worse Than A Lie* is the first book in a planned series featuring the main character, civil rights attorney Beau Lee Cooper. - The novel's plot begins on the night of November 4, 2008, the evening of Barack Obama's election as the first Black president. The story follows the case of Hollis Montrose, a 53-year-old Black former police officer who is shot ten times by four white officers during a traffic stop. - Crump is on a national book tour for the novel, which includes a special event during Black History Month hosted by the Tallahassee Barristers Association to support Black-owned bookstores. - Ben Crump is a renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney who has represented the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and has been named one of the Most Influential People by TIME100. - The protagonist of the series, Beau Lee Cooper, was inspired to become a lawyer after reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" as a child. - The book, a 368-page legal thriller, has received praise from actor Don Cheadle and #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child.
