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Stunning, suspenseful, and unforgettably evocative, Jason Overstreet's debut book glitters with the vivid dreams and dangerous promises of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance, as one man crosses the perilous lines between the law, commitment, and deadly lies. For university graduate Sidney Temple, the Roaring '20s bring opportunities even customers of his accomplished black bourgeois family couldn't have thought. His impulsive marriage to independent designer Loretta is a pleasure he never thought he'd find. So when he's tapped by J. Edgar Hoover to be the FBI's first BLACK agent, he recognizes a once-in-a-lifetime chance to secure real justice. Instead of providing data against Marcus Garvey, prominent head of the "dangerously radical" back-to-Africa activity, Sidney uses his sudden knack for deception and undercover work to thwart the bureau's biased inspection. And giving renowned head W. E. B. Du Bois insider information, Sidney gambles on change that may mean a good destiny for those Americans. However the higher Sidney and Loretta climb in Harlem's most important and gorgeous circles, the more dangerous the stakes. An unexpected companionship and a wrenching personal tragedy threaten to shatter Loretta's innocent rely upon her hubby - and switch his dual life into a fast-closing snare. For Sidney, finally squeezed between the bureau and one too many ruthless factions, the price of get away from could be heartbreak and betrayal no amount of skill can help him endure.