As Chicago recovers from the Great Fire of 1871, the Civil War continues to haunt its residents.
What begins for Detective Frank Hanley as the simple case of a missing railroad clerk quickly escalates into something much more complex.
Ezra Hayes, who has made a daring escape from forced servitude on a Louisiana sugar plantation, brings to Chicago proof of nefarious doings in the South.
His information implicates the missing clerk's employer, a major shipper of sugar.
As Hanley struggles to un.
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