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Dafina Books
September 2016
On Sale: September 1, 2016
Featuring: Sidney Temple; Marcus Garvey
368 pages
ISBN: 1496701763
EAN: 9781496701763
Kindle: B0190HGUC0
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Suspense | Mystery Historical
Stunning, suspenseful, and unforgettably evocative, Jason
Overstreet’s debut novel glitters with the vibrant dreams
and dangerous promise of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance, as
one man crosses the perilous lines between the law, loyalty,
and deadly lies… For college graduate Sidney Temple, the Roaring Twenties
bring opportunities even members of his accomplished black
bourgeois family couldn’t have imagined. His impulsive
marriage to independent artist Loretta is a happiness he
never thought he’d find. And when he’s tapped by J. Edgar
Hoover to be the FBI’s first African-American agent, he sees
a once-in-a-lifetime chance to secure real justice. Instead of providing evidence against Marcus Garvey,
prominent head of the “dangerously radical” back-to-Africa
movement, Sidney uses his unexpected knack for deception and
undercover work to thwart the Bureau’s biased investigation. And by giving renowned leader W. E. B. Du Bois insider
information, Sidney gambles on change that could mean a fair
destiny for all Americans... But the higher Sidney and Loretta climb in Harlem’s most
influential and glamorous circles, the more dangerous the
stakes. An unexpected friendship and a wrenching personal
tragedy threaten to shatter Loretta’s innocent trust in her
husband—and turn his double life into a fast-closing trap. For Sidney, ultimately squeezed between the Bureau and one
too many ruthless factions, the price of escape could be
heartbreak and betrayal no amount of skill can help him survive.
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