Title: A free man of color
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.
Subjects: Free African Americans, African American men, Fiction, Fiction, historical, New orleans (la.), fiction, January, benjamin (fictitious character), fiction, African americans, fiction, Fiction, suspense, Louisiana, fiction, History, Benjamin January (Fictitious character)
Places: New Orleans (La.)
People: Benjamin January (Fictitious character)