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Reviewed by Natasha Jackson for Readers' Favorite
Allegiance is the story of law student Caswell “Cash” Harrison. He has aspirations of joining the military to help America win World War II until a failed physical dashes those hopes. But it turns out that he will play an important role in matters of war and peace as a clerk for a Supreme Court Justice. Through this opportunity he learns what justice in America really means, and how cases are ultimately decided. Kermit Roosevelt’s Allegiance explores the constitutionality of the internment camps and when Cash and a colleague begin digging deeper, what they find will have deadly consequences.
As a fan of history and historical fiction I was immediately intrigued with the premise of this novel and Kermit Roosevelt did not disappoint. At first glance we move through the foundation and buildup of the story of Cash’s life. Allegiance is a political and legal thriller through and through. But it is a multi-layered story of class in main line Philly, of love and of justice, making sure there’s something for everyone to love here. The meat of the story is the murder-mystery and the fight between war and justice over the imprisoned Japanese-Americans. At times the main conspiracy gets lost, but overall, the author does a fantastic job of giving us a feel for wartime personalities as well as the way these historical figures would have conducted themselves at the time. What Roosevelt does best here is blend fact with fiction in a cleverly gripping novel that I just couldn’t put down.
