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Set against the backdrop of World War II, "The Blackbirder" follows the clandestine operations of a mysterious smuggler who transports refugees to the United States in exchange for a substantial fee. In New York and Santa Fe, Julie Guille, embroiled in two murders and pursued by the Gestapo, the FBI, and her own uncle, seeks the Blackbirder’s help to secure her escape. Her quest for freedom forces her to confront the dire cost of liberation amid the perilous streets and deserts of wartime America.
First publish date: 1943
Genre: Crime Fiction/Noir
Authors: Dorothy B. Hughes
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