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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 Overstreetβs 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 liesβ¦ For college graduate Sidney Temple, the Roaring Twenties bring opportunities even members of his accomplished black bourgeois family couldnβt have imagined. His impulsive marriage to independent artist Loretta is a happiness he never thought heβd find. And when heβs tapped by J. Edgar Hoover to be the FBIβs 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 βdangerously radicalβ back-to-Africa movement, Sidney uses his unexpected knack for deception and undercover work to thwart the Bureauβs 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 Harlemβs most influential and glamorous circles, the more dangerous the stakes. An unexpected friendship and a wrenching personal tragedy threaten to shatter Lorettaβs innocent trust in her husbandβand 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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