Glover Nicole - The Conductors - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A seamless blending of magic mystery and history Glover's worldbuilding characters and attention to historical detail create a delightfully genre - bending debut! Tananarive Due American Book Award winner author of Ghost Summer: Stories From a bold new voice in speculative fiction comes a vibrant historical fantasy of magic and murder set in the aftermath of the Civil War Hetty Rhodes and her husband Benjy were Conductors on the Underground Railroad ferrying dozens of slaves to freedom with daring cunning and magic that draws its power from the constellations. With the war over those skills find new purpose as they solve mysteries and murders that white authorities would otherwise ignore. In the heart of Philadelphia's Seventh Ward everyone knows that when there's a strange death or magical curses causing trouble Hetty and Benjy are the only ones that can solve the case. But when an old friend is murdered their investigation stirs up a wasp nest of intrigue lies and long - buried secrets and a mystery unlike anything they handled before. With a clever cold - blooded killer on the prowl testing their magic and placing their lives at risk Hetty and Benjy will discover how little they really know about their neighbors and themselves. An unforgettable debut Wholly original and thoroughly riveting. Deanna Raybourn New York Times best - selling author of A Murderous Relation
Title: The Conductors
Author(s): Glover Nicole
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780358197058
Pages: 432 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 3/2/2021
Series: A Murder & Magic Novel