num_pages: 392
description: A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in this timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic history and romance. Washington D. C. 1925 Clara Johnson talks to spirits a gift that saved her during her darkest moments in a Washington D. C. jail. Now a curse thats left her indebted to the cunning spirit world. So when the Empress the powerful spirit who holds her debt offers her an opportunity to gain her freedom a desperate Clara seizes the chance. The task: steal a magical ring from the wealthiest woman in the District.Clara cant pull off this daring heist alone. Shell need help from an unlikely team from a jazz musician capable of hypnotizing with a melody to an aging vaudeville actor who can change his face to pull off the impossible. But as they encounter increasingly difficult obstacles a dangerous spirit interferes at every turn. Conflict in the spirit world is leaking into the human one and along D.C.s legendary Black Broadway a mystery unfoldsone that not only has repercussions for Clara but all of the citys residents.
language: English
title: The Monsters We Defy
publisher: Redhook