Elon Green’s grimly vivid telling of this story and its aftermath in The Man Nobody Killed is part elegy for Stewart himself, part portrait of the city that failed him ... The events recounted in Green’s swift, unsparing book are as timely as ever.
This sterling true crime account from Edgar winner Green (Last Call) plunges readers into the gritty landscape of 1980s New York City ... Balancing propulsive pacing, careful research, and shrewd cultural analysis, Green convincingly highlights the failures of justice that led to Stewart’s death ... A harrowing look at a forgotten tragedy.
This smart, no-stone-unturned investigation into the horrific encounter between police and a young man of color doubles as a perceptive portrait of 1980s New York City ... A damning portrait of violence without consequences ... Incisively probing the violent death of a Black artist in police custody.
