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Nubian's Curse by Barbara Hambly (2024, Hardcover)

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January and his friends survived the experience. . but Arithmus' benefactor, the British explorer Deverel Wishart, did not. He was discovered dead one morning, his face twisted in horror, and shortly afterwards Arithmus vanished, never to be seen again.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSevern House

ISBN-101448315018

ISBN-139781448315017

eBay Product ID (ePID)14066403932

Product Key Features

Book TitleNubian's Curse

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicMystery & Detective / Historical, Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, African American / Mystery & Detective

FeaturesLarge Type

GenreFiction

AuthorBarbara Hambly

Book SeriesA Benjamin January Historical Mystery Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsHambly is a terrific storyteller; she builds a world that feels very real with fully realized characters. In the Benjamin January novels, we feel like we've been transported to a different time and place. Wonderful, Outstanding . . . Hambly's masterful historical detail, scrupulous character portrayal, and psychological analysis of human frailties contribute handsomely to her storytelling, Hambly lays bare the dark underbelly of American society in the mid-nineteenth century. A fine entry in an impressive series, The historical backdrop is vivid, and the writing is exquisite. One of the best in a not-to-be-missed series, A fascinating, sadly timely tale of the hero's struggles with his rage over the treatment of Black people, [Benjamin January is] a winning character, nimbly moving through parts of history we should all know better, One of Hambly's best mysteries combines historical detail, intense local color, and ugly truths about slavery and politics

Series Volume Number20

Dewey Decimal813.6

Edition DescriptionLarge Type / large print edition

SynopsisA cursed statue . . . A haunted house . . . A seemingly supernatural death . . . The unexpected arrival of a friend from his past plunges musician, sleuth and free man of color Benjamin January into an old, unsolved case in this historical mystery set in New Orleans December 1840 . Surgeon turned piano-player Benjamin January is looking forward to a peaceful holiday with his family. But the arrival of an old friend brings unexpected news - and unexpected danger. Persephone Jondrette has found Arithmus: a Sudanese man with extraordinary mental abilities who January last saw in France, nearly fifteen years ago, during a ghost-hunting expedition to a haunted chateau. January and his friends survived the experience . . . but Arithmus' benefactor, the British explorer Deverel Wishart, did not. He was discovered dead one morning, his face twisted in horror, and shortly afterwards Arithmus vanished, never to be seen again. Did Deverel succumb to the chateau's ghosts - or did Arithmus murder him and run away? January is determined to uncover the truth about the tragic incident from his past, and clear his old friend's name - but even he isn't prepared for what happens next . . . The Nubian's Curse by NYT -bestselling author Barbara Hambly is the latest instalment of the critically acclaimed historical mystery series featuring talented amateur sleuth and free man of color, Benjamin January., Fifteen years ago, musician sleuth and free man of color Benjamin January survived a ghost-hunting trip to a haunted house . but one of his party did not. Who - or what - killed British explorer Deverel Wishart? January is determined to finally solve the cold case, in this historical mystery set in New Orleans.