Awarded the Man Booker Prize Jamaica 1976: Seven armed men break into the home of reggae musician Bob Marley and open fire. Marley's manager throws himself protectively over him and suffers life-threatening injuries. Marley's wife Rita is also severely wounded, while he himself is left with minor injuries to his arms and chest. Who were the attackers? What were their motives? Starting from the assassination attempt and the speculations surrounding it, Marlon James paints a multifaceted portrait of Jamaica in the 1970s and 80s, filled with violence, political arbitrariness, drugs, and intrigue, depicted in meticulous detail.