Summary of David Baldacci’s A Calamity of Souls

Get the Summary of David Baldacci’s A Calamity of Souls in 20 minutes. In the racially charged Virginia of 1968, the brutal murder of a wealthy white couple, Leslie and Anne Randolph, throws the life of young lawyer Jack Lee into turmoil. Jerome Washington, a Black handyman employed by the Randolphs, is found at the scene, immediately arrested, and brutally beaten by the prejudiced Deputy Taliaferro. Miss Jessup, Jerome’s great-grandmother-in-law and a domestic worker for a prominent lawyer, seeks out Jack, knowing he needs a white lawyer to navigate the deeply biased legal system. Despite his inexperience with murder cases and the immense pressure from the community, Jack accepts, driven by a nascent sense of justice and Miss Jessup’s desperate plea...

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