The Scapegoat

In the world of high-stakes politics, a man's dignity is often the first thing on the chopping block. In The Scapegoat, Paul Laurence Dunbar crafts a sharp, unflinching story about the price of success and the cold mechanics of betrayal. Robinson Asbury has built a life of influence through hard work and strategic brilliance. But when the wind of political convenience shifts, he discovers that those who cheered his rise are the first to arrange his fall. In a society that demands a culprit ...