It made reading the first half a bit of a struggle for me. I couldn't get past my discomfort for a long time. Maybe it's all the 'black noise' I hear in my ears or whatever but this was wildly insane to me. They insist Forty Acres is their way of honoring their ancestors. Their intent is to reinstate slavery but only for white people. Damon and his group of cronies are members to a secret society headed by Dr Kasim. This is where the plot to Forty Acres becomes interesting. Damon encourages Martin to spend some time with him as he introduces him to a group of other successful black men. Seemingly out of the blue, Martin is approached by Damon Darell, who happens to also be opposing counsel in the trial that has made his career.

The latest verdict is set to bring the small civil rights practice he shares with his good friend Glen, into the limelight and some serious cash flow. Off the high of winning a civil rights case, Martin Grey is ready to live the good life. Trapped inside a picture-perfect, make-believe world that is home to a frightening reality, Martin must find a way out that will allow him to stay alive without becoming the very thing he hates.Ī novel of rage and compassion, good and evil, trust and betrayal, Forty Acres is the thought-provoking story of one man’s desperate attempt to escape the clutches of a terrifying new moral order.Where do I begin with this review? I guess from the beginning.įorty Acres is the debut political thriller by Dwayne Alexander Smith composed of a plot I never saw coming.

Martin finds out that his glittering new friends are part of a secret society dedicated to the preservation of the institution of slavery-but this time around, the black men are called “Master.” Joining them seems to guarantee a future without limits rebuking them almost certainly guarantees his death. But far from home and cut off from everyone he loves, he discovers a disturbing secret that challenges some of his deepest convictions… They invite him for a weekend away from it all-no wives, no cell phones, no talk of business. He’s dazzled by what they’ve accomplished, and they seem to think he has the potential to be as successful as they are. Martin Grey, a smart, talented black lawyer working out of a storefront in Queens, becomes friendly with a group of some of the most powerful, wealthy, and esteemed black men in America. Read the page-turning, provocative thriller that will forever change the way you think about slavery and its legacy in today’s America. “A thriller in a class by itself - brilliant and scary!” - Terry McMillan

Forty acres by dwayne alexander smith