Preserving Freedom: A Novel
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Concluida dom, sep 6, 20203h 45m
An alternate look at history set in the roaring 1920's that follows Jacob Emerson, a contract killer and wanted man in New York City. Specializing in precision hit jobs against the oppressive Night Watchmen occupying New York, Emerson is recruited for the most important contract of his life. In a world of assassins, betrayal, and insurrection, Emerson has to confront the unsettling truth. . .
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