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Detroit Heroic

by Olaf Kroneman

A morgue intern amid Detroit’s upheaval

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A morgue intern amid Detroit’s upheaval

Set during Detroit’s 1967 unrest and extending into 1968, the novel places Dr. Matt Drummond’s work at the city morgue alongside a city in crisis. The description points to deaths connected with racism, medical violence, gunshot wounds, illegal abortions, and neglect. When Matt is framed over an abortion-related death, the story turns toward pursuit by Detroit Homicide and assistance from the city’s underworld. The Tigers’ continued play provides a recurring detail against the turmoil. Historical events and an individual’s flight through the city form the book’s central frame.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical fiction set in postwar America and 1960s Detroit.
  • Readers drawn to crime plots involving a protagonist pursued by police.
  • Readers interested in fiction addressing racism and medical violence.

Themes

1960s DetroitRacismMedical violence and neglectPolice pursuitBaseball amid social upheaval

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Book overview

July, 1967: Detroit is burning but the Tigers keep playing.

 

Dr. Matt Drummond starts his internship at the city morgue. Forty- three dead; the three at the Algiers deliberate murders.

 

As an intern, Matt sees the results of racism, interprofessional medical violence, gunshot wounds, criminal abortions, and neglect. He wants to help the community, but is framed for an illegal abortion death. As Matt goes on the run, pursued by Detroit Homicide, he turns to the Detroit underworld for help.

 

1968 becomes apocalyptic. And the Tigers keep playing.

 

 

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