Black Bird
One Man's Freedom Hides in Another Man's Darkness
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Publisher Description
Previously published as In with the Devil, Black Bird is the basis for the Apple TV+ show.
Featured on Dateline and CNN, Black Bird is the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field—until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free.
James Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman and rubbed shoulders with the city's elite, he ended up on the wrong side of the law and was sentenced to ten years with no chance of parole.
Just a few months into his sentence, Keene was approached by the prosecutor who put him behind bars. He had convicted a man named Larry Hall for abducting and killing a fifteen-year-old. Although Hall was suspected of killing nineteen other young women, there was a chance he could still be released on appeal. If Keene could get him to confess to two murders, there would be no doubt about Hall's guilt. In return, Keene would get an unconditional release from prison. But he could also get killed.
A story that gained national notoriety, Black Bird is James Keene's powerful tale of peril, violence, and redemption.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This chilling memoir will make you wonder whether you would befriend a killer if it got you a get-out-of-jail-free card. James Keene was a big-time drug dealer in the Chicagoland area, schmoozing with local politicians and celebrities until everything came crashing down. Locked up for 10 years without parole, he was offered a miraculous chance to erase his sentence—all he had to do was get suspected serial killer Larry Hall to discuss his heinous crimes. Keene and co-author Hillel Levin document his unnerving story in vivid detail. We appreciated how the authors painted both Keene and Hall in a human light, and Keene’s journey is packed with fascinating insights and the promise of redemption. Read the shocking true tale that inspired the Apple TV series.
