Indeed, the body is that of a young Black reporter who disappeared just decades ago when covering the racial unrest in Cairo, Illinois. The loss of his mother has left a large void in the life of Chicago Police Detective Randal Jenkins, and he travels back to Cairo, where he lived as a young boy, to learn more about the case. But it soon becomes clear that this is more than just the murder of an investigative reporter during a tumultuous time.
Moore finds herself being pressured by her long-time mentor and supporter, retired military general and contractor William Alexander, to complete the dig and minimize her discovery. As Moore and Jenkins, each with their own family issues to deal with, work at discovering answers, they realize that the general is trying to disrupt the process of a disarmament agreement being developed at a global peace summit which is currently taking place in Chicago. The stakes are so high that not only are their lives in jeopardy, but the world may be hurdling toward a nuclear disaster.
"Disturbing the Bones" (Melville House 2024) is the first joint effort by director and screenwriter Andrew Davis, a native of Chicago’s southside, and Jeff Biggers, an American Book Award-winning historian, journalist, playwright and monologist. In writing the book, Biggers, whose work has appeared in American and foreign newspapers and magazines as well as numerous anthologies, relied upon his knowledge of archaeology, the environment, culture and history, as well a.