Synopsis
In the perilous years before the Civil War, the fates of two people—-Cain, a scarred but proud man haunted by the terrible ability to track people who don't want to be found, and Rosetta, a runaway slave fueled by the passion and determination only a mother can feel—-will intertwine in an unforgettable journey of hardship and redemption that will change them forever.
Boston Globe Book Review
A good, old-fashioned page turner, with shootouts, ambushes, and horse chases that honestly will have you reading late into the night to see what happens next...The novel's many virtues [include] finely drawn characters, suspenseful passages, and a usually believable evocation of America in the 1850s. The novel is also a thoughtful exploration of a nation living with a brutal institution that contradicts its highest ideals. However busy you may be, you won't regret making time for this book.