It follows from the first novel, Gathering Clouds, telling how Killcaid, the ambitious and ruthless overseer at the Nethergate Tobacco Plantation in Kentucky, tightens his control over the community as he continues his evil vendetta against the slave called Matthew, which actually foments a rebellion, no matter how limited it was in scope.
In the next part of the story we travel to New York, home to profiteers and the exploiters of both sides of the Civil War, without any thought to the likely consequences of their actions.
The slave community are stirred by the notion that freedom from their enslavement might be on its way.
However, the times are also riven with romance, passions that run high and the thirst for revenge are interleaved with unexpected moments of hope and compassion.
The scope of the novel leaves the confines of the Continental disunited States and takes in the action on the island of Nassau, known for its hedonism and wild lifestyles.
But there's a blockade operated by the US Navy (those wicked Yankees) that must be breached if they are to have any chance of success and victory.
It's another highly readable novel in the series by Sandhurst-educated former army officer and school master Derek H. Skinner.
It's published by The Book Guild at £8.99.
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