A free man of color
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This lush and haunting novel tells 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'Orléans when the evening's festivities are interrupted-by murder. The 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 seen as the perfect scapegoat.
Subjects
Subjects
African American men
African American men -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Fiction
Free African Americans
Free African Americans -- Fiction
Historical fiction
January, Benjamin (Fictitious character)
January, Benjamin (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
African American men -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Fiction
Free African Americans
Free African Americans -- Fiction
Historical fiction
January, Benjamin (Fictitious character)
January, Benjamin (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
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9780553102581
9781799922025
9781799922025
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Grouping Title | free man of color |
Grouping Author | barbara hambly |
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-20 12:38:59PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-24 22:21:25PM |
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This lush and haunting novel tells 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'Orléans when the evening's festivities are interrupted-by murder. The 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 seen as the perfect scapegoat.
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African American men -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Fiction
Free African Americans -- Fiction
Historical fiction
January, Benjamin (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Fiction
Free African Americans -- Fiction
Historical fiction
January, Benjamin (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
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A free man of color
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A Free Man of Color [electronic resource] / Barbara Hambly
A free man of color / Barbara Hambly
A free man of color / Barbara Hambly
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A free man of color
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African American men
Detective and mystery stories
Free African Americans
January, Benjamin (Fictitious character)
Detective and mystery stories
Free African Americans
January, Benjamin (Fictitious character)
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