Son of Perdition Author:William Harms "A gripping, brutal tale of revenge and devastation." -- Kirkus Reviews — Set in the gutted, devastated remains of the American South in the aftermath of the Civil War, Son of Perdition follows a Union soldier named Samuel Glazer as he tracks down the Confederate guerillas that brutally murdered his family. — Glazer, however, is no ordinary man, ... more »and his unholy quest for vengeance is as insatiable as it is destructive.
Former sheriff and Confederate soldier Lee Sinclair wants nothing more than to live a quiet life as a blacksmith. When he returned from the war unharmed, he promised his wife Kate that he would never again put himself in harm's way.
After a local family is brutally murdered, Lee is blackmailed by a rich plantation owner into pursuing Glazer. Accompanied by two psychotic bounty hunters, Lee soon realizes that this is more than a simple manhunt: It's a journey through the darkest recesses of a land shattered by war.« less