is a congressman for the state of Georgia. Prescott's political platform is based on helping the African-American community, but it is revealed this is strictly for political gain. Mama Dove – Brothel owner. She was once in love with Dunlow and had a son who died at four. She allows Lily to hide in her brothel per Underhill's request. Mama Dove works with the white police officers because they keep her business from being shut down. Silas Prescott – Son of Senator Prescott and Lily Ellsworth's half-brother. He rapes Lily and later murders her. He is questioned twice by Rake about Lily and any information about her and her murder. Silas lies about the information about Lily, but Rake convinces him to tell the truth. Silas confesses to the murder and then kills himself in front of Rake. Publication (2016). Darktown (softcover, 1st print ed.) New York: 37Ink. 978-1-50113-835-5 (2016). Darktown (hardcover, 1st print ed.) New York: 37Ink/Atria Books. 978-1-50113-386-2 (2016). Darktown (hardcover, large print ed.) Michigan: Wheeler Publishing Large Print. 978-1-41049-377-4 (2016). Darktown (ebook, reprint ed.) New York: Simon & Schuster. 978-1-50113-388-6 (2016). Darktown (audiobook ed.) New York: Simon & Schuster Audio. 978-1-44239-949-5 (2016). Darktown (audio ed.) New York: Simon & Schuster Audio. 978-1-4423-9948-8 (2017). Darktown (softcover, reprint ed.) New York: 37 Ink. 978-1-50113-387-9 Reception Darktown quickly received high praise in literary reviews from respected sources such as The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Washington Post, HuffPost, and The Economist. The same year as publication, 2016, Jamie Foxx bought the rights to turn Darktown into a television series. The Economist says, "[Darktown] is a fine, unflinching example of the increasingly widespread use of crime fiction to explore social issues." NPR calls the police violence and brutality in Darktowns 1948 setting "disturbingly familiar", bringing attention to the parallels of current policing infrastructure. Marilyn Stasio of The New York Times commended the book for its "ferocious passion" and "incendiary image [that] ignites the next in this highly combustible procedural [...] that'll knock the wind out of you." David Troutt of The Washington Post mentions the real life lynching of Bobby Hall, which occurred a few years prior to the book's start, stating that the book has "proven [Mullen] is skilled at bringing the past to life." The Washington Post further emphasizes that the detail in which Mullen shows racism and corruption in the police force—and against African-Americans in general—is