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From the acclaimed and prizewinning author of The Right Hand of Sleep (“Brilliant . . . A truly arresting work”—The New York Times Book Review), an explosive allegorical novel set on the eve of the Civil War, about a gang of men hunted by both the Union and the Confederacy for dealing in stolen slaves.Geburah Plantation, 1863: in a crumbling estate on the banks of the Mississippi, eight survivors of the notorious Island 37 Gang wait for the war, or the Pinkerton Detective Agency, to claim them. Their leader, a bizarre charismatic known only as “the Redeemer,” has already been brought to justice, and each day brings the battling armies closer. The hatred these men feel for one another is surpassed only by their fear of their many pursuers.



About the Author

John Wray

John Wray is the author of three critically acclaimed novels, and . He was named one of Best Young American Novelists in 2007. The recipient of a Whiting Award, he lives in Brooklyn, New York.



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