A dual timeline novel (present & 1857-1875) where both the protagonists, Dr. Jacob Thacker and Nemo ("no man") a slave purchased by Dr. Frederick Johnston, for his exceptional knife skills, were somehow connected. When bones were unearthed by the renovation crew at the college campus cellar, it triggered Dr. Thacker to investigate. The truth was more than he could comprehend & may be connected to his family's past.
#historicalfiction #civilwar