Enslaved — Ron Burns

Army officer and explorer Harrison Hull makes his second fictional appearance when asked by Thomas Jefferson to investigate the disappearance of two slaves front his nephew's Kentucky plantation. But matters take an unexpected turn when Hull, meeting with Jefferson at Monticello, learns a surprising secret about the former president. Later, at the Kentucky frontier, Hull faces new shocks and new dangers, including tangled layers of corruption and deceit, a band of marauding outlaws, and repeated attempts on his life.
Hull's physical endurance is pushed to the limit, and his own beliefs are tested in the complex search for the missing slaves, but he perseveres. What he uncovers will eventually shock the nation - and become a rallying cry for the early abolitionists. Ron Burns's newest novel is a fascinating, fact-based historical mystery.