{"product_id":"a-rainy-night-in-georgia-paperback","title":"A Rainy Night in Georgia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Tom Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Capouya\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A sheriff-elect was murdered. I was next on the hit list.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.Tom Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn December 2000, Derwin Brown, the newly elected sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia, was ambushed and murdered in his own driveway just days before taking office. He had run on reform-promising to clean up corruption and restore integrity to the sheriff's department-defeating the powerful incumbent in a bitter runoff. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe case fell to J.Tom Morgan, then the county's elected District Attorney. Working alongside local, state, and federal law enforcement, Morgan pursued the case through months of dead ends, mounting pressure, and intense public scrutiny. It became a national media sensation, combining political intrigue with revelations of government corruption, murder-for-hire plots, and a never-before-tried legal strategy in the Georgia criminal justice system. Then the case became personal: Morgan learned that his own name was next on the killer's hit list. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Rainy Night in Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e, Morgan gives readers something almost no one else can-a first-person account of power, danger, and integrity from inside the justice system. What began as a baffling, unsolved murder evolved into one of the most extraordinary political assassination cases in modern American history after a shocking discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart true-crime thriller, part memoir of public service under fire, this gripping book reveals what it truly costs to hold powerful people accountable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.Tom Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e served as the elected District Attorney of DeKalb County, GA, from 1992-2004. He was the first recipient from the United States to be awarded the Special Achievement Award from the International Association of Prosecutors in 2003. Prior to his time as DA, Morgan served as an Assistant District Attorney in DeKalb County for nine years and was the first prosecutor in Georgia--and one of the first in the nation--to specialize in the prosecution of crimes against children. As a nationally recognized expert on criminal justice, he has appeared on \u003ci\u003eThe Oprah Winfrey Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, \u003ci\u003eCourt TV\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e48 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Morgan has lectured to prosecutors and law enforcement officials in more than 30 states, Puerto Rico, and Europe, and served on the faculty of the National College of District Attorneys. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Capouya\u003c\/b\u003e has written and edited for publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmartMoney\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSport\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, over his 25-year career in journalism. He taught journalism and nonfiction writing at the University of Tampa, and his developmental editing clients include \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGorgeous George: The Outrageous Bad-Boy Wrestler Who Created American Pop Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books on yoga and music.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.91 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56434875728177,"sku":"9781493094837","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/fxjTyg1wa29781493094837.webp?v=1790160783","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/a-rainy-night-in-georgia-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}