A cold-hearted murderer. A vicious abuser. A young man hiding a shameful secret. A bewildered immigrant. A pure-minded spy. All of these men have found their appointed places at Mercy Life Prison, where it is easy to tell who your enemies are. But a new visitor to Mercy is about to challenge decades-old customs. Now these men’s worst enemies may be hiding behind masks…and so may their closest allies. A runner-up in the Rainbow Awards 2014, this novel can be read on its own or as the first volume in Life Prison, an alternate history series on friendship, romance, and rebellion in nineteenth-century prisons.