The Conductors

By: Nicole Glover

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

“A seamless blending of magic, mystery, and history … Glover’s worldbuilding, characters, and attention to historical detail create a delightfully genre-bending debut!” (Tananarive Due, American Book Award winner, author of Ghost Summer: Stories)

From a bold new voice in speculative fiction comes a vibrant historical fantasy of magic and murder set in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Hetty Rhodes and her husband, Benjy, were Conductors on the Underground Railroad, ferrying dozens of slaves to freedom with daring, cunning, and magic that draws its power from the constellations. With the war over, those skills find new purpose as they solve mysteries and murders that White authorities would otherwise ignore.

In the heart of Philadelphia’s Seventh Ward, everyone knows that when there’s a strange death or magical curses causing trouble, Hetty and Benjy are the only ones who can solve the case. But when an old friend is murdered, their investigation stirs up a wasp nest of intrigue, lies, and long-buried secrets - and a mystery unlike anything they handled before. With a clever, cold-blooded killer on the prowl testing their magic and placing their lives at risk, Hetty and Benjy will discover how little they really know about their neighbors...and themselves.

“An unforgettable debut ... Wholly original and thoroughly riveting.” (Deanna Raybourn, New York Times best-selling author of A Murderous Relation)

©2021 Nicole Glover (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

Fluid and intelligent

Loved the narration and the flow a time in our history with a twist of magic, all the characters are relatable and intriguing, can’t wait for the next one well done…

Good listen

I enjoyed this story and the characters that the writer introduces to the listener. This book is well worth the credit, and I look forward to other stories from this author.

Wonderful book all around.

If you're a fan of mystery, magic and all fun story you'll enjoy this book. I came in blind and walked away feeling satisfied with the entire book and looking forward to the possible future of the series.

There's great lore, great characters and well done romances. You can't go wrong with some good action too.

Bottom line read this book.

The Lone Star of Texas

Hard to believe this was your 1st book. You were seamless with how well you threaded historical fiction, mystery and fantasy into a new reading experience with my favorite narrator.

Great new writer!

An interesting tale worth reading. Another spin on African American history! Not a dull moment.

Excellent read!!

Wasn't sure what the subject matter would consist of initially. But boy am I glad I purchased this book!! Excellent flow, interesting story line, kept me waiting and wanting more! I always love this narrator! Her voice is golden!! I have already preordered next book in series, can't wait!!

Listen for yourself

I almost didn’t buy this due to some of the negative reviews. I’m so glad that I did and encourage you to check it out. It paints a very unique picture of what could have happened during this period. The author touches on colorism, too. Overall, I’m walking away with a sparked imagination and a greater appreciation for certain arts.

Hope Hetty has plenty more stories to tell

A wonderful first book. Hope this becomes a series of their life-long adventures/cases. It is refreshing to hear historical-fiction that wasn't drenched in horror and cruelty, but showed resilience, humanity, and an true community of people from various walks of life.

Very Good

This audiobook was almost returned to audible 3x for I just couldn’t get into the storyline. Set in the 1800s with magic and modern electronics (I had to check the internet at least once to see what year electronics were discovered), slavery, freedom, sorcery… I was thinking “what IS this??!!” However, my curiosity got the best of me and I wanted to see where this author was going with all of this! So glad I hung in there. This was a good story! Very very DIFFERENT!!

A new favorite!

Super sweet, fun, and interesting read. Really surprised me with how delightful and beautiful it was to read. +Bahni Turpin is awesome, as always :)