The publisher-approved synopsis of Five Days (originally published in 2020) says that it is "A kaleidescopic account of five days in the life of a city on the edge." And that's certainly the truth. It tells the story of seven characters who operated on the front lines of the protests and later, riots in Baltimore directly following the murder of a young black man named Freddie Gray.
When it was released, Five Days received positive reviews. Kirkus Reviews, for example, loved the book and said that it was a "Moving testimony to a nation’s deep wounds." Publisher's Weekly also loved the book and wrote in their review that "Though the perspective of Gray’s friends and family is missing, Moore provides important context in the history of Baltimore’s racial and income inequality and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. Readers will be enthralled by this propulsive account."
