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Set against the backdrop of New York’s storied Erie Canal during the Civil War, this is the story of two men who set out to solve the murder of a young girl.

In his debut collection, Mr. Sylvester shows us what happens in the spaces that open up between people – when connections are missed or broken – and we struggle to create meaning in an indifferent universe.