by Jess Walter
First published 2020
In 1909 Spokane, brothers Gig and Rye Dolan are swept into a violent labor movement. Gig, a young criminal, is seeking a fresh start. Rye, a down-on-his-luck journalist, yearns to expose the city's corrupt elite. When the brothers join forces with a fiery activist, they risk their lives to demand better wages and working conditions. As tensions escalate, Gig and Rye must decide how far they'll go to fight for a fairer future.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, activism
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Spokane
Period: 1909
342 pages · Kindle Edition · Harper
Content warnings: violence