GOD'LL CUT YOU DOWN The Tangled Tale of a White Supremacist, a Black Hustler, a Murder, and How I Lost a Year in Mississippi

Let's play word association. Look at the subtitle and tell me what comes to mind. Sweltering Delta nights? A combustible racist brew? A murder whose motive is--what? Race? Sex? Money? Here's a twist: The victim is a notorious white supremacist, and the murderer is a young African-American. It's a complicated story, and it's told by--wait for it--an Australian movie director and narrated by Tom Bromhead who is also--Australian. Are you still with me? Bromhead has a steady, clear voice, and he paces himself well, but the mismatch between the subject matter and the upbeat, bouncy narration creates too much incongruity to be believable. That's a shame because Bromhead and the book are both good--but not together. R.I.G. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2015]