Judge Fogg [Paperback]

Randy O'Brien (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 2007

Charles Fogg is the first African-American criminal court judge in Nashville history. But his climb up the ladder of jurisprudence isn't an easy one. The system that brought him from poverty to the police force to law school and the bench is his eventual downfall. Filled with heartfelt characters and extraordinary plot twists, this story will delight every reader. Sexy, provocative, controversial.this novel will clamp onto your soul and never let go. You will be forever changed after reading Judge Fogg.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Literaryroad.com (September 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934037397
• ISBN-13: 978-1934037393
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,133,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Judge Fogg Clear Winner, December 26, 2007

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John N. McDaniel - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Judge Fogg (Paperback)

Randy O'Brien's first novel, Judge Fogg, provides an informed view of Nashville and its race relations from a most unusual perspective: that of a black judge, Charles Fogg, who has risen from the "mean streets" of that supposedly genteel city in the 1960's to become a respected sergeant in the police force and then, after law school, an even more respected judge--but one with a secret that threatens his supposed integrity as both judge and man. Excellent character study that sweeps across the latter part of the twentieth century and its evolving social and racial currents. "Othello in the new Old South" might be too grand a subtitle to offer--but it comes close. Well worth the read.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!, August 25, 2008

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Larry L. Burriss (Murfreesboro, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Judge Fogg (Paperback)

Randy O'Brien's first novel is a fast-paced page-turner. The twists and turns keep you guessing, and just when you think you are finished with a character he or she pops up again years later. I don't know how many times I said, "Wait a minute, this person was introduced a long time ago and now they're back!"

Randy is a master of description. You can just see the characters and locations. The descriptions get a bit gritty at times, but that's life.

I live just south of Nashville, the location for the story, and Randy's descriptions are dead on. I found myself thiniking, "Yep, I know just where that street is." At one point I got out a Nashville map and traced the routes the charcters were taking! And his description of how Middle Tennesseans respond to the least hint of snow was exactly on target.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book filled with surprises and twist, September 19, 2008

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Jacqueline Carr (Southfield, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Judge Fogg (Paperback)

Randy O'Brian did a excellent job with his first novel of the Judge Charles Fogg. A history lesson, excitement and shock all in one novel. The reader doesn't know what to expect from any of the characters in the novel for page to page. A wonderful book that the reader will not be able to put down.