Black Camelot's Dazed By Death

by Darius Myers

Overview

Dazed by Death is book four in the Black Camelot series. The city is in mourning after the chaos of Black Camelot's Days of War. Chief of Detectives Teddy Walker managed to hold off a race war, but now, with the death of key New Yorkers, tensions are high and revenge is on the minds of forces he can't control.

Digby Yates and his political aspirations are also undaunted. He remains focused on his ambitions and begins courting a powerful but flawed southern televangelist family who will provide his campaign the press support it needs to win white America.

Senator Janet Bivens has reluctant ambitions for the highest office, and her team of advisers want her to go for it. Donald Alexander made a big decision, too. He announces to the public what friends and associates have long hoped he'd do. He follows Oliver's command to take his power and wealth and do some good.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781088009291
Publisher:	Fero Scitus
Publication date:	01/07/2022
Edition description:	Large Type
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Darius Myers is a New York City-based fiction writer. Previously he was a marketing and media industry executive who held senior roles at leading media companies that include Time Warner, USA Today & Hachette Magazines. Mr. Myers has an undergraduate degree from the CW Post College of Long Island University. He also received an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, where he attended as a Time Warner Scholar

Editorial Reviews

2024-08-09
Nerves are frayed in New York City when an affluent celebrity’s murder threatens to ignite a race war in Myers’ thriller series installment.

For some time, white supremacist groups have been trying to assassinate the Black Camelots—a group of successful Black friends and those close to them. When a white supremacist hit squad kills Phaethon Malone, a beloved Jamaican-born pro athlete and humanitarian (and friend of the Camelots), Jamaican gang leaders in New York demand revenge. NYPD Chief of Detectives Teddy Walker wants to prevent a race war and seeks help from the Society of Protectors, whose combat-trained members have thwarted previous assassination attempts. Meanwhile, California Democratic senator Janet Bivens eyes the presidential election, intending to run against Republican candidate Digby Yates. While Janet has indirect ties to the Society of Protectors, Digby is an unsavory sort (years ago, he helped cover up the fatal police beating of a Black college football player). As the Black Camelots mourn their loss, someone plans a lethal assault in hopes of turning New Yorkers against one another. Myers, as per usual, loads this story with memorable characters, both returning and new. A few appearances are akin to cameos; others spawn engaging subplots that, unfortunately, lead nowhere. In some ways, this novel feels transitional, carrying over conflicts from the preceding installment and unspooling new plot threads, such as a Black Camelot member’s crucial political decision, for a sequel to pick up later. Still, the tension rarely lets up as Walker struggles to maintain peace, the Society of the Protectors’ enigmatic leader (“the Voice”) interrogates an uncooperative killer, and the baddies put a master assassin (“one of the most feared and renowned in the business”) on their payroll. The large, dynamic cast, abetted by deftly succinct writing and short chapters, propels the narrative with an impressively swift momentum.

This entertaining sequel and its vibrant, now-familiar characters will surely leave readers craving more.

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