{"product_id":"underground-airlines-paperback","title":"Underground Airlines - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen H. Winters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling book that asks the question: what would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller; a Goodreads Choice finalist; named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Hudson Bookseller, \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAudioFile Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and Amazon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A young black man calling himself Victor has struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this version of America, slavery continues in four states called \"the Hard Four.\" On the trail of a runaway known as Jackdaw, Victor arrives in Indianapolis knowing that something isn't right -- with the case file, with his work, and with the country itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As he works to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines, tracking Jackdaw through the back rooms of churches, empty parking garages, hotels, and medical offices, Victor believes he's hot on the trail. But his strange, increasingly uncanny pursuit is complicated by a boss who won't reveal the extraordinary stakes of Jackdaw's case, as well as by a heartbreaking young woman and her child -- who may be Victor's salvation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Victor believes himself to be a good man doing bad work, unwilling to give up the freedom he has worked so hard to earn. But in pursuing Jackdaw, Victor discovers secrets at the core of the country's arrangement with the Hard Four, secrets the government will preserve at any cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderground Airlines\u003c\/i\u003e is a ground-breaking novel, a wickedly imaginative thriller, and a story of an America that is more like our own than we'd like to believe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen H. Winters\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eUnderground Airlines\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGolden State\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Last Policeman trilogy. The second novel in the trilogy, \u003ci\u003eCountdown City\u003c\/i\u003e, was an NPR Best Book of 2013 and the winner of the Philip K. Dick award. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Policeman\u003c\/i\u003e received the 2012 Edgar Award and was named one of the Best Books of 2012 by Amazon.com and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e. Ben lives with his family in Los Angeles, CA.P346\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176787906695,"sku":"9780316261258","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a9136906b39b4b6d08a90b22fc162823.webp?v=1733392556","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/underground-airlines-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}