When Althea Leary abandons her nine-year-old son, Jasper, hes left on his uncles farm with nothing but a change of clothes and a Bible.
Its 1952, and Jasper isnt allowed to ask questions or make a fuss. Hes lucky to even have a home and must keep his mouth shut and his ears open to stay in his uncles good graces. No one knows where his mother went or whether shes coming back. Desperate to see her again, he must take matters into his own hands. From the farm, he embarks on a treacherous search that will take him to the squalid hideaways of Detroit and back again, through tawdry taverns, peep shows, and gambling houses.
As hes drawn deeper into an adult world of corruption, scandal, and murder, Jasper uncovers the shocking past still chasing his motherand now its chasing him too.
Genre: Mystery
Its 1952, and Jasper isnt allowed to ask questions or make a fuss. Hes lucky to even have a home and must keep his mouth shut and his ears open to stay in his uncles good graces. No one knows where his mother went or whether shes coming back. Desperate to see her again, he must take matters into his own hands. From the farm, he embarks on a treacherous search that will take him to the squalid hideaways of Detroit and back again, through tawdry taverns, peep shows, and gambling houses.
As hes drawn deeper into an adult world of corruption, scandal, and murder, Jasper uncovers the shocking past still chasing his motherand now its chasing him too.
Genre: Mystery
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