A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys is a gripping tale of power and corruption inspired by true events. Ruta joins us to talk about Detroit, research, the 1920s, eccentricity and more with cohost Jenna Seery.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.

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Featured Books (Episode): A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin Ford: We Never Called Him Henry by Harry Bennett The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton West with the Night by Beryl Markham The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys