Description: A "true-crime thriller recounting the 1910 murder of ten-year-old Marie Smith, the dawn of modern criminal detection, and the launch of the NAACP"--
Brief description: Alex Tresniowski is a writer and bestselling author who lives and works in New York. He was a writer for both Time and People magazines, handling mostly human-interest stories. He is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books. For more about this story and the author, please visit AlexTres.com.
Review Quotes: "Brisk and cinematic writing...the stories are so vividly told, so filled with velocity." -- Wall Street Journal
"[A] riveting read" - New York Times Book Review "Compelling" - The Guardian "This thrilling true crime story documents a critical chapter in the crusade against racial violence in America." - Publisher's Weekly "Gripping and powerful, The Rope is an important piece of history that gives a voice to the voiceless and resurrects a long-forgotten true crime story that speaks to the very divisions tearing at the nation's fabric today." -- Book Reporter "This suspenseful, well-written true-crime tale will be an eye-opener for anyone who assumes that after Reconstruction, lynching remained a serious threat only in the South. High-velocity historical true crime." -- Kirkus Reviews "Journalist and author Tresniowski details[s] the life and career of anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells, and her work with the newly formed NAACP as they launched their first legal battles to defend wrongly-accused victims... The parallel stories are engrossing, and the action continues apace as the two strands come together. The satisfying conclusion describes the trial and its aftermath, and fills in the later lives of Williams, Tarbell, and Schindler. An indictment of lynching on a stark, personal level." -- Booklist "Tresniowski breathes life into a largely forgotten murder mystery in this gripping true crime story... An important reminder of the many layers of injustice still present in the United States... Timely, relevant."--Library Journal "In this riveting true story, Alex Tresniowski tells the intertwined stories of a crusading reporter, an innovative detective, and a man unjustly imprisoned... You'll read this in a night, I promise!" --Crime Reads, 2021 Most Anticipated Books of the Year "There are some parts here that'll make you gasp with cliff-hanging movie-worthiness, and reach for more.. Why you'll devour The Rope should be no mystery." -- The Philadelphia Tribune