When Good Men Do Nothing

Alan Grady is a contractor for NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. An avid state and local historian, he has previously published articles in Alabama Heritage.

This book is the gripping story of the crime that shocked the state and the nation in 1954, when Albert Patterson, running for state attorney general on a platform of cleaning up 'sin city,' was gunned down outside his law office in Phenix City. - Alabama Historical Association Newsletter; ""A controversial book.... Its provocative assertions, while discomforting for survivors of that drama, inevitably will trigger further debate among inquisitive types who like to revisit political assassinations."" - Anniston Star; ""Grady has thoroughly researched his book, written it in a page-turner fashion, and... contributed substantially to a much better understanding of this bizarre chapter in mid-20th century Alabama politics."" - Montgomery Advertiser