Betrayal of Justice (Zachary Blake Betrayal, #2) in Written in the Mitten

Aug 18, 2017 Mark Bello rated it it was amazing · (Review from the author) · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. After watching a certain candidate promise to implement a "Muslim Ban" on immigration from certain countries and many other offensive things, I became concerned that this racially/ethnically challenged man might actually become president of the United States. When he won the election, I decided to write a fictional account of what might happen if a bigot was elected POTUS.

Betrayal of Justice is a very topical, controversial, and prophetic novel set in Washington D.C. and Dearborn, Michigan. In D After watching a certain candidate promise to implement a "Muslim Ban" on immigration from certain countries and many other offensive things, I became concerned that this racially/ethnically challenged man might actually become president of the United States. When he won the election, I decided to write a fictional account of what might happen if a bigot was elected POTUS.

Betrayal of Justice is a very topical, controversial, and prophetic novel set in Washington D.C. and Dearborn, Michigan. In D.C., a newly-elected president promises, in his inaugural speech, to “make America pure again.” In Dearborn, Michigan, a white supremacist is inspired by the speech to fire bomb a local mosque, and a young Muslim-American woman, distrustful of the police, conducts her own 'private' investigation. She identifies and follows a suspect and, in a twist of fate, witnesses his murder. She calls 9-1-1 and rushes to render aid, only to be arrested for murder by the arriving police. Zachary Blake (attorney hero of my first novel, Betrayal of Faith) is retained to defend the woman and her family in criminal and immigration court (her parents face deportation when the bigoted POTUS reads about their daughter's 'crime'). Can this innocent family expect justice in this new, "pure" America, an America that has lost its way?

I had no idea that much of what I wrote of "fictional America" would play out in "real America". The novel, like current events playing out in our country, should cause readers and citizens to question whether either "America" is truly a place where "liberty and justice for all" is sacrosanct.

There is no place for bigotry in my America. Discriminating against any ethnic group is deplorable. A "Muslim" ban is a disgusting concept that has no basis in the "land of the free", a country that was founded on a concept of freedom of religion. Arya Khan, the protagonist of Betrayal of Justice, is a brave young woman and a positive role model for all women, not just Muslim women. "White supremacy" is an archaic and broken concept in a place where all men and women are created equal.

This book was written to demonstrate that the oppression of any ethnic group is the oppression of all Americans, the oppression of the very premise that makes our country great. America is already great; it does not need to be made "great again". And, my fictional America does not need to be made "pure again". America is a melting pot of races, creeds and colors and racial "purity" is a terribly offensive concept that, hopefully, will never achieve traction in "real" America.

If you are looking for a book that depicts Muslims (and freedom of religion in general) positively and congenially and depicts those who would discriminate against, disparage or stereotype Muslims in a negative way as "deplorable", then this book is for you. When you are reading it, regardless of your ethnicity, please try to put yourself in Arya Khan's shoes. Hopefully, you enjoy Betrayal of Justice. I look forward to hearing from you. ...more

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