Forty acres by dwayne alexander smith

Trapped inside a picture-perfect, make-believe world that is home to a frightening reality, Martin must find a way out that will allow him to stay alive without becoming the very thing he hates. Martin finds out that his glittering new friends are part of a secret society dedicated to the preservation of the institution of slavery-but this time around, the black men are called "Master." Joining them seems to guarantee a future without limits rebuking them almost certainly guarantees his death.

But far from home and cut off from everyone he loves, he discovers a disturbing secret that challenges some of his deepest convictions.

They invite him for a weekend away from it all-no wives, no cell phones, no talk of business.

He's dazzled by what they've accomplished, and they seem to think he has the potential to be as successful as they are. Martin Grey, a smart, talented black lawyer working out of a storefront in Queens, becomes friendly with a group of some of the most powerful, wealthy, and esteemed black men in America. "A thriller in a class by itself-brilliant and scary!" -Terry McMillan Read the page-turning, provocative thriller that will forever change the way you think about slavery and its legacy in today's America.