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Benjamin January made his debut in bestselling author Barbara Hambly's A Free Man of Color, a haunting mélange of history and mystery. Now he returns in another novel of greed, madness, and murder amid the dark shadows and dazzling society of old New Orleans, named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times.

The summer of 1833 has been one of brazen heat and brutal pestilence, as the city is stalked by Bronze John—the popular name for the deadly yellow fever epidemic that tests the healing skills of doctor and voodoo alike. Even as Benjamin January tends the dying at Charity Hospital during the steaming nights, he continues his work as a music teacher during the day.

When he is asked to pass a message from a runaway slave to the servant of one of his students, January finds himself swept into a tempest of lies, greed, and murder that rivals the storms battering New Orleans. And to find the truth he must risk his freedom...and his very life.

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As a cholera epidemic weaves its way through the corners of 1833 New Orleans, Benjamin January's healing talents are stretched to the limit, leading him into a dark web of lies that will threaten his freedom and his life. Reprint.
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About the Author

Barbara Hambly is the author of The Emancipator’s Wife, a finalist for the Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction. She is also the author of Fever Season, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and seven acclaimed historical novels.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780307785282
Publisher:
Random House Publishing Group
Subject:
Fiction : Historical - General
Author:
Hambly, Barbara
Subject:
History
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Series
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Historical
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
African American men
Subject:
Music teachers
Subject:
Freedmen
Subject:
Cholera
Subject:
Voodooism
Subject:
New orleans
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Mystery-A to Z
Subject:
main_subject
Subject:
all_subjects
Publication Date:
19990504
Binding:
ELECTRONIC
Language:
English
Pages:
416
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"Synopsis" by , As a cholera epidemic weaves its way through the corners of 1833 New Orleans, Benjamin January's healing talents are stretched to the limit, leading him into a dark web of lies that will threaten his freedom and his life. Reprint.
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