This is very interesting as a product of its time, in that it's attempting to grapple with racism and tell a story where the black character is the hero, but ultimately has the black character dying for the sake of the white protagonist. The author had good intentions, but didn't seem to have made black people part of the writing process.

The story was exciting and set up a lot of challenges for the protagonist, but I would have appreciated one or two more twists and turns.

Listened to the audiobook. Well performed, but the accent wouldn't fly today.