{"product_id":"the-conductors-9781799969211","title":"The Conductors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling debut by a new voice in fantasy fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Conductors\u003c\/i\u003e features the magic and mystery of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series written with the sensibility and historical setting of Octavia Butler's \u003ci\u003eKindred.\u003c\/i\u003e Meet Hetty Rhodes, a magic-user and former conductor on the Underground Railroad who now solves crimes in post-Civil War Philadelphia.\u003c\/b\u003e As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Hetty Rhodes helped usher dozens of people north with her wits and magic. Now that the Civil War is over, Hetty and her husband, Benjy, have settled in Philadelphia, solving murders and mysteries that the white authorities won't touch. When they find one of their friends slain in an alley, Hetty and Benjy bury the body and set off to find answers. But the secrets and intricate lies of the elites of Black Philadelphia only serve to dredge up more questions. To solve this mystery, they will have to face ugly truths all around them, including the ones about each other. In this vibrant and original novel, Nicole Glover joins a roster of contemporary fantasy writers, such as Victor LaValle and Zen Cho, who use speculative fiction to delve into important historical and cultural threads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e MP3 CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Turpin, Bahni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Houghton Mifflin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781799969211","brand":"Bahni Turpin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33052694380619,"sku":"9781799969211","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_1ecc7d24-52c9-4485-bd6d-080a6edecc02.jpg?v=1612227608","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-conductors-9781799969211","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}