# The Wreckers

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- Book: [The Wreckers](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-makana-clark/the-wreckers) ([The Wreckers.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-makana-clark/the-wreckers.md))
- Authors: [George Makana Clark](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-makana-clark)
- Publisher: Europa Editions
- ISBN: 978-17-8770-656-9
- Pages: 350
- Published: 2026-09-10
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

" A devilishly picaresque excursion into the history and legacy of Portugal's African slave trade."-THE NEW YORK TIMES" Brilliant."-CRIME READSLisbon, 1954. In the Military History Archives, a mysterious figure steals the Final Will and Testament of Garoto Bárbaro de Castro-a list of thirteen bequests, and a record of Garoto's remarkable life story. It is also a window onto the many other lives connected to his, including that of the archival thief: his descendent, Nuno Bárbaro de Castro. After stealing Garoto's Final Will and Testament, Nuno Bárbaro de Castro-artifact hunter, grave robber, fake veterinarian, and agent of Angolan Independence-sets off to hunt the listed artifacts, while also collecting the distant relatives of those mentioned in the Will, even when they don't want to be collected... A rowdy, darkly funny, centuries-spanning revenge drama, The Wreckers moves between Portugal, Angola, Cuba, and Louisiana's 'Angola' prison to examine the scars of the transatlantic slave trade, and the consequences of prolonged civil war.