"Vibrant . . . haunting . . . evocatively written . . . Parry's knowledge of the era is nicely on display here." --Kirkus Reviews

Far from the cries and smoke of combat, forty murdered slaves hang at a crossroads and only one man insists on justice

Major Jones investigates a dark world of midnight savagery, ritual murder, and sudden combat, as desperate men and women struggle to survive the fury of a divided nation