by Sunil Yapa
First published 2016
Victor drifts through Seattle's streets, homeless and directionless after losing his family. The year is 1999, and his father serves as the city's police chief. Today brings the World Trade Organization protests, one of the largest demonstrations in Western democratic history, and his father commands the response. Within hours, thousands of protesters from every corner of society will flood the streets. Two police officers will fight to maintain order as violence threatens to erupt. A protester carrying the weight of past murders will commit an act beyond forgiveness. A Sri Lankan delegate will push through the chaos toward a crucial meeting that could reshape his nation's future. As the city transforms into a battleground, Victor and his estranged father move toward their own inevitable confrontation amid the swirling crowds and rising tensions.
Genres: american-fiction, contemporary, activism, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Seattle
Period: 1999
321 pages · Kindle Edition · Little, Brown Book Group
Content warnings: violence