“A stunning global history of West Africa, The Heretic of Cacheu weaves together the tragic histories of the Inquisition and the Atlantic slave trade. Drawing on archival research from three continents and presenting transformative new arguments in a profoundly moving narrative, with this new tour de force, Green confirms himself as the most innovative historian, writer, and thinker of his generation.” ― Ana Lucia Araujo, author of Humans in Shackles

“A rich microhistory centering on the life story of a fascinating African woman, this is a compelling, well-researched book that will make seventeenth-century African history accessible to any reader.” ― Mariana P. Candido, author of Wealth, Land and Property in Angola

“A remarkable book of rare distinction. Working across a range of Inquisition sources, languages, and spatial locations, Green reveals the human emotions of daily lives governed by politics, fears, betrayal, treachery, promiscuity, affairs, revenge, cruelties, imprisonment, and religious confessions. This is a substantial contribution to knowledge and our understanding of the social history of Africans and Europeans in seventeenth-century West Africa.” ― José Lingna Nafafé, author of Lourenço da Silva Mendonça and the Black Atlantic Abolitionist Movement in the Seventeenth Century

“This book is more than a biography of a great West African settlement. It is also about how Cacheu held the keys to prosperity and progress for generations of Atlantic traders. As in his previous works, Green has given agency to the people of the West African Coast, particularly to Crispina Peres.” ― Hassoum Ceesay, director general, National Centre of Arts and Culture, The Gambia