Hunting Jimmy Joe — David Michaelson

After Constable Burns' sister and her immediate family were massacred during the most ruthless slave rebellion in America's history, Ezra sets out on an extended hunt for Jimmy Joe, his sister's runaway houseman, a clever slave who can read and write. Through harrowing escapades during the harsh winter of 1831-1832, Ezra tries desperately to locate the whereabouts of the man he suspects of murder.