The Illegal: A Novel [Paperback]

Keita Ali is an elite runner living in Zantoroland, a poor, fictional island that is erupting in political violence. When his father, a journalist, is murdered, Keita escapes to the wealthy nation of Freedom Statean imagined country much like our own. A stateless refugee without documentation, Keita must hide from the authorities even as he races marathons to support himself and ransom his sister who has been kidnapped. This tension-filled novel by the best-selling author ofHill eerily captures a tale that could be ripped from the headlines. The engrossing narrative focuses on the journey of Keita Ali . . . we feel his pain and walk in his shoes.A twisting, intricately woven yarn that spins itself out at an incredible pace. . . . Hill takes on the snarled, pressing issues of our moment in time. . . . His larger moral questions linger, provocatively.[A] remarkably prescient . . . gripping political thriller. . . . The reader will be left with lingeringand troublingquestions about how wealth and privilege is built by those are excluded from its fruits.A sharp-edged, fresh and relevant take on immigration politics.Lawrence Hill manages that rare feata political thriller that never loses its heart. Keitas story will entrance you, enrage you, and finally make you want to reach right through the page and hug him. With skill and grace, Hill reminds us of our interconnectedness with displaced people around the world. This is a book about the liberating power of compassion. Dont miss it.[A] taut political thriller. . . . Hills intricate, propulsive plot includes corruption, murder, and mayhem, and readers will be rushing to its fulfilling resolution.[Hill] has outdone himself. . . . His characters are authentic, and each is indispensable. . . . [A gripping political thriller readers may find hard to put down.