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A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January #1) (Mass Market)
$8.99
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Other Books in Series
This is book number 1 in the Benjamin January series.
- #2: Fever Season (Benjamin January #2) (Mass Market): $9.99
- #4: Sold Down the River (Benjamin January #4) (Mass Market): $7.99
- #5: Die Upon a Kiss (Benjamin January #5) (Mass Market): $7.99
- #6: Wet Grave (Benjamin January #6) (Mass Market): $7.99
- #7: Days of the Dead (Benjamin January Mysteries #7) (Compact Disc): $34.95
- #8: Dead Water (Benjamin January #8) (Mass Market): $7.99
- #9: Dead and Buried (Paperback): $17.95
- #10: Shirt on His Back (Benjamin January Mysteries #10) (Paperback): $17.95
- #11: Ran Away (Paperback): $17.95
- #12: Good Man Friday (Paperback): $17.95
- #13: Crimson Angel (Paperback): $17.95
- #14: The Drinking Gourd (Paperback): $17.95
- #15: Murder in July (Paperback): $17.95
- #16: Cold Bayou (Paperback): $17.95
- #17: Lady of Perdition (Paperback): $17.95
- #18: House of the Patriarch (Benjamin January Mystery #18) (Paperback): $18.99
- #19: Death and Hard Cider (Hardcover): $28.99
Description
A lush and haunting novel of a city steeped in decadent pleasures . . . and of a man, proud and defiant, caught in a web of murder and betrayal.
It is 1833. In the midst of Mardi Gras, Benjamin January, a Creole physician and music teacher, is playing piano at the Salle d'Orleans when the evenings festivities are interrupted—by murder.
Ravishing Angelique Crozat, a notorious octoroon who travels in the city's finest company, has been strangled to death. With the authorities reluctant to become involved, Ben begins his own inquiry, which will take him through the seamy haunts of riverboatmen and into the huts of voodoo-worshipping slaves.
But soon the eyes of suspicion turn toward Ben—for, black as the slave who fathered him, this free man of color is still the perfect scapegoat. . . .
Praise for A Free Man of Color
“A smashing debut. Rich and exciting with both substance and spice.”—Star Tribune, Minneapolis
“A sparkling gem.”—King Features Syndicate
“An astonishing tour de force.”—Margaret Maron
“Superb.”—Drood Review of Mystery
“A darned good murder mystery.”—USA Today
About the Author
Barbara Hambly is the author of Patriot Hearts and 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 the acclaimed historical Benjamin January series, including the novels A Free Man of Color and Sold Down the River. She lives in California.
Praise For…
“A smashing debut. Rich and exciting with both substance and spice.”—Star Tribune, Minneapolis
“A sparkling gem.”—King Features Syndicate
“An astonishing tour de force.”—Margaret Maron
“Superb.”—Drood Review of Mystery
“A darned good murder mystery.”—USA Today
