![]() ![]() But his strange, increasingly uncanny pursuit is complicated by a boss who won't reveal the extraordinary stakes of Jackdaw's case, as well as by a heartbreaking young woman and her child - who may be Victor's salvation. In this version of America, slavery continues in four states called "the Hard Four." On the trail of a runaway known as Jackdaw, Victor arrives in Indianapolis knowing that something isn't right - with the case file, with his work, and with the country itself.Īs he works to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines, tracking Jackdaw through the back rooms of churches, empty parking garages, hotels, and medical offices, Victor believes he's hot on the trail. ![]() Louis Post-Dispatch, Kirkus Reviews, AudioFile Magazine, and AmazonĪ young black man calling himself Victor has struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. ![]() The bestselling book that asks the question: what would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?Ī New York Times bestseller a Goodreads Choice finalist named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, Hudson Bookseller, St. ![]()
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