William Faulkner 
Intruder in the Dust 

An elderly, proud black farmer, Lucas Beauchamp, is wrongfully arrested for the murder of a white man. The lynch mob are baying for his blood. His sole hope lies with a young white boy, bent on repaying an old favour, who with the help of Lucas“s cynical lawyer will work to find the truth and hatch a risky plot to prove his innocence.