Burn Down Master's House: A Novel

A searing, powerful novel of resistance, resilience, and justice — inspired by true, long-buried stories of enslaved people who dared to fight back.

From Clay Cane, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Grift — for readers of Colson Whitehead, Jesmyn Ward, and Percival Everett.

As a divided nation simmers with turmoil, another fire begins to rise. Across the American South, individual acts of resistance among the enslaved spark a singular inferno of justice — connecting lives in ways quiet at times, explosive at others.

At the center is Luke and Henri, two men who forge an unbreakable bond at a Virginia plantation called Magnolia Row. Both seek escape from unimaginable cruelty. Both will leave their mark.

Their courage ripples outward — to Josephine, a sharp, watchful girl who wields silence as her greatest weapon; to Charity Butler, who fights for her freedom in court and wins, only to face a system designed to destroy everything she's built; and to Nathaniel, a man who mirrors the cruelty of enslavers and becomes a catalyst of his own.

Breathtaking in scope, compassion, and timeliness, Burn Down Master's House is a tour de force that speaks powerfully to our present era.

• Inspired by true stories of resistance during American slavery
• For fans of Colson Whitehead, Jesmyn Ward, and Percival Everett
• By New York Times bestselling author Clay Cane
• Hardcover | 1.25 lbs