Forty Acres: A Thriller Novel - Suspense & Mystery Book for Adults - Perfect for Book Clubs, Gifts, and Late-Night Reading

A few weeks ago I was privileged to speak at a book club annual event. It was a joyous occasion amongst book lovers. So while traveling in the hotel and mingling with folks throughout the two-day event I would stop and pose the question "What are you currently reading?" to whomever I ran into. The answers varied but one answer that caught my attention was by a woman who said "I am reading Forty Acres and you should too" She went on to express how the book was a thriller with a hook.I was sold and wanted to know more about this book. A few days later, I had the book Forty Acres; A Thriller, in my hands. A few short moments later I knew this book would go down in history as a must read book. I also knew that one day this book will be made into a movie. The premise of the book lives in a secret society of affluent African-Americans who are out to reverse the system in their own way. For those of you that follow my blog I am hugely a self-help book fan but every now and then I take a detour. Forty Acres was my detour into fiction writing. I laid awake for four nights in darkness praying that the beacon of light Martin would break through as I moved through this fast paced thriller.At times I found myself in rage with the characters and then at other times I was in agreement about society and the history of the black plight. This story also begs the question of forgiveness. African-Americans who labored so hard to build this country are often in a trance by ideology to forgive the wrongs that were done to us. It is even written in our American constitution that we should not reap any reward for our sufferings. Prisons are filled with African-American men and women who commit petty crimes. We are also asked to sit down while our children continue to be murdered in the street, mostly recently in Ferguson,Missouri.This book challenges us to think about race relations today in America. It asks the question - Can we reverse the effects of Slavery? It also begs us to examine unfair practices that have driven wealth out of black communities. At the end of the book I wondered to myself - What if slavery was reversed? Would African-Americans have been so easily forgiven?Have you read this thriller? Share your thoughts with me.With faith and hope for a brighter future,Melisa Alaba