A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January)

A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January)

by Barbara Hambly (Author)

Synopsis

Benjamin January, a Creole physician and piano teacher who has known the glories of Paris as well as of his native New Orleans, is at the Blue Ribbon Ball during Mardi Gras. Near the ball, Angelique Crozat, an octoroon who travels in the city's finest company, is found murdered--and there is no shortage of suspects. This novel transports the reader to the center of the cosmopolitan South in an age when both its glories and the forces which would tear it apart are equally in evidence.

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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: Jul 1998

ISBN 10: 0553575260
ISBN 13: 9780553575262

Media Reviews
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

Author Bio
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.