Death and hard cider
Hambly, Barbara2022
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Musician, sleuth and free man of colour Benjamin January gets mixed in politics, with murderous results. September, 1840. A giant rally is being planned in New Orleans to stir up support for presidential candidate William Henry Harrison: the Indian-killing, hard-cider-drinking, wannabe 'people's president'. Trained surgeon turned piano-player Benjamin January has little use for politicians. But the run-up to the rally is packed with balls and dinner parties, and the meagre pay is sorely needed. Soon, however, January has more to worry about than keeping his beloved family fed and safe. During an elegant reception thrown by New Orleans' local Whig notables, the son of a prominent politician gets into a fist-fight with a rival over beautiful young flirt Marie-Joyeuse Maginot - and, the day after the rally is over, Marie-Joyeuse turns up dead.
Main title:
Death and hard cider / Barbara Hambly.
Author:
Hambly, Barbara, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Severn House, 2022.
Collation:
256 pages ; 23 cm.
Series title:
Benjamin January mystery ; 19.
ISBN:
9780727850744 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.6C
LC class:
PS3558.A4215
Local class:
MYS
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3045958