Graveyard dust
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Bestselling author Barbara Hambly's A Free Man of Color and Fever Season established Benjamin January as one of mystery's most exciting heroes. Now he returns in a powerful new novel, a sensual mosaic of old New Orleans, where cultures clash and murder can hover around every darkened corner. It is St. John's Eve in the summer of 1834 when Benjamin January-Creole physician and music teacher-is shattered by the news that his sister has been arrested for murder. The Guards have only a shadow of a case against her. But Olympe-mystical and rebellious-is a woman of color, whose chance for justice is slim. As Benjamin probes the allegation, he is targeted by a new threat: graveyard dust sprinkled at his door, whispering of a voodoo death curse. Now, to save Olympe's life-and his own-Benjamin knows he must glean information wherever he can find it. For in the heavy darkness of New Orleans, the truth is what you make it, and justice can disappear with the night's warm breeze as easy as graveyard dust.
Subjects
Subjects
African American men
African American men -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Detective and mystery stories
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
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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9780553102598
9781799922186
9781799922186
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Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-14 02:13:28AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-25 22:20:36PM |
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Bestselling author Barbara Hambly's A Free Man of Color and Fever Season established Benjamin January as one of mystery's most exciting heroes. Now he returns in a powerful new novel, a sensual mosaic of old New Orleans, where cultures clash and murder can hover around every darkened corner. It is St. John's Eve in the summer of 1834 when Benjamin January-Creole physician and music teacher-is shattered by the news that his sister has been arrested for murder. The Guards have only a shadow of a case against her. But Olympe-mystical and rebellious-is a woman of color, whose chance for justice is slim. As Benjamin probes the allegation, he is targeted by a new threat: graveyard dust sprinkled at his door, whispering of a voodoo death curse. Now, to save Olympe's life-and his own-Benjamin knows he must glean information wherever he can find it. For in the heavy darkness of New Orleans, the truth is what you make it, and justice can disappear with the night's warm breeze as easy as graveyard dust.
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African American men -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Detective and mystery stories
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
Free African Americans -- Fiction
Historical fiction
January, Benjamin (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction
Suspense fiction
Thrillers (Fiction)
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Graveyard dust
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Graveyard Dust [electronic resource] / Barbara Hambly
Graveyard dust / Barbara Hambly
Graveyard dust / Barbara Hambly
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Graveyard dust
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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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