Books like Beneath a ruthless sun by Gilbert King

Justice lawyer Bryan Stevenson recounts his battle against wrongful convictions, life‑sentence juvenile cases, and systemic bias while seeking reform of America’s criminal justice system.

The Warmth of Other Suns is a non‑fiction study of the Great Migration, tracing the journey of nearly six million African Americans from the South to northern and western cities between 1915 and 1970.

Anthony Ray Hinton survived three decades on death row for a crime he did not commit, a harrowing tale of judicial error, discrimination, and the enduring power of hope and reading.

In Spain’s Costa Brava, a young American seeks a missing lover amid rising political tension, while two couples navigate passion and intrigue as Franco teeters toward overthrow. Loyalty is tested and blood is shed as revolution looms.

A meticulous examination of the 1971 Attica Prison uprising and its aftermath, detailing the rebellion, state response, and decades‑long legal struggle.

"Setting Sun is the story of the dying days of an Empire, combined with gripping family history, in an extraordinary literary voyage across India. When a letter from an Indian historian arrives out of the blue and informs leading academic Bart Moore-Gilbert that his beloved, deceased father, a May member of the Indian Police before Independence, partook in the abuse of civilians his world is shaken as his cherished childhood memories are challenged. He sets out in search of the truth -- discovering much about the end of empire, the state of India today, and whether his father, as one of the many characters on his quest claims, really was a terrorist. Crisscrossing western India, and following leads from bustling Mumbai to remote rural scenes, Moore-Gilbert finally pieces together the truth, ultimately discovering that the same story links the past with the present, colonial India with its modern incarnation, terrorism through the ages and father with son"--

In 1973 Osaka, Detective Sagasaki unearths a cold murder case tied to an uncommunicative son, Ryo, and the charming daughter, Yukiho. Across decades, he obsessively pieces together a web of family ties and hidden motives to finally solve the mystery.

Elizabeth Alexander, a celebrated African‑American poet, chronicles the profound grief and renewal she finds after her husband’s sudden death, offering a moving memoir of loss, family, and the search for meaning.

Two boys named Wes Moore, raised in Baltimore’s same streets, choose starkly different paths—one a Rhodes Scholar and business leader, the other a life‑sentenced murderer. The memoir chronicles their coincidental lives, letters, and profound reflections on choice and destiny.

An investigative chronicle of violent crimes in Virginia, focusing on rape and murder case studies and the criminal inquiry methods used by law enforcement, including forensic analysis and investigative protocols.