quotAn engaging tale about two music lovers trying to set the historical record straightquot Kirkus Reviews Great Indie Books Worth DiscoveringA young man on a mission An aging musician with a dream Society perched over a racial divideIts the 1960s and nothing reflects the cultural revolution more than music When Kennedy Barnes a runaway teen stumbles upon a rock and roll song recorded by a blues musician in the 1930s he heads west in search of the man behind the musicWillie Johnson exbluesman is a motel laundry worker with a bad hip and a dark past When Kennedy arrives with the promise of riches Willie wonders if hes finally getting his shot at the big time But is fame worth the cost of dredging up past sorrowsSins in Blue is a novel about lost dreams crippling grief and the healing power of an unlikely friendship