It is the present-day and the world is as we know it. Except for one thing: slavery still exists. Victor has escaped his life as a slave, but freedom came at a high price. He has to live his life working as a bounty hunter, but in tracking his latest target, he can sense that something isn't quite right ... Robert Harris' "Fatherland" meets "12 Years a Slave" in this high concept novel full of suspense.