Jann B. (urrican) - , reviewed on 12/16/2005 + 62 more book reviews

This book starts a terrific series about a freed slave who, after training as a surgeon in Paris, returns to New Orleans in 1833. Barred from practicing medicine because of his color, Benjamin January makes his living playing and teaching piano for the wealthy white planters. Excellent research creates a solid foundation for this series of murder mysteries in which New Orleans history plays a critical role.

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