Chase

Chase


By: Jessie Haas
Reviewed by: Kayleigh , 16
Rating: Really liked it


Phin Chase is on the run. After witnessing a cold-blooded murder, he has to flee in order to stay alive. With the Sleepers hot on his trail he has to escape many perils and still prove that he is innocent. But a strange man with a jet black horse is following him; is he good or evil? Phin finds out.

This novel is based off of a historical period in American history dealing with immigrants that work in the mines of Pennsylvania. The book brings up historical groups like the Sleepers who are Irish coal mine workers that set up this organization due to union strikes and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency who were working against the Sleepers. It also has significant references to an influential American essayist, which is a nice touch. The ending is a bit weak, but overall it’s a nice historical fiction novel that brings insight to troubles in the 1870’s America.


Recommended to: history lovers