Bibliograph

House of the patriarch, Barbara Hambly

Type

Label

House of the patriarch, Barbara Hambly

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

House of the patriarch

Oclc number

1201565528

Responsibility statement

Barbara Hambly

Series statement

A Benjamin January historical mystery, 18

Summary

"New Orleans, 1840. Freshly home from a dangerous journey, the last thing Benjamin January wants to do is leave his wife and young sons again. But when old friends Henri and Chloe Viellard ask for his help tracking down a missing girl in distant New York, he can't say no. Three weeks ago, seventeen-year-old Eve Russell boarded a steam-boat and never got off it. Mrs. Russell is adamant Eve's been kidnapped, but how could someone remove a teenager from a crowded deck in broad daylight? And why would anyone target Eve? The answer lies in New York, a hotbed of new religions and beliefs, of human circuses and freak shows and of blackbirders, who'll use any opportunity to kidnap a free man of color and sell him into slavery. January's determined to uncover the truth, but will he ever be able to return to New Orleans to share it?"--Publisher

Target audience

adult

Classification