Song yet sung

Liz Spocott is a captured slave. Shot and near death, she is shackled to other runaway slaves in the attic of the notorious slave-catcher Patty Cannon. Liz is bound to an ancient, nameless woman who reveals 'the Code', a fiercely guarded, cryptic means of communication for slaves on the run. When Liz escapes once again, Denwood Long, a troubled slave-catcher and waterman, is coaxed out of retirement to break the Code and track down Liz. Kidnappings, gunfights and chases ensue in this extraordinary story of violence, tragic triumph, and unexpected kindness.