A free man of color
By: Barbara Hambly
Edition: Bantam pbk. ed.
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9780553575262
Subjects: Benjamin January (Fictitious character); Free African Americans; African American men; Fiction
Description: "A romantic suspense novel set in 19th century New Orleans. 'Benjamin January, a free Creole with dark brown skin, has returned to this society after living in Paris for more than a decde. He is trained as a surgeon, but in Louisiana, he makes his living playing the piano. Soon he is the main suspect in the death of a wealthy man's young mistress, found murdered at a ball. January spends the rest of the book gathering evidence in his defense.'" Libr J. "A few suspenseful moments not-withstanding, this isn't an action-packed or suspenseful whodunit. Rather, it's a richly detailed, telling portrait of an intricately structured racial hierarchy." Booklist.