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Benjamin January mysteries volume 14
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"Benjamin January is called up to Vicksburg, deep in cotton-plantation country, to help a wounded 'conductor' of the Underground Railroad -- the secret network of safe-houses that guide escaping slaves to freedom. When the chief 'conductor' of the 'station' is found murdered, Jubal Cain, the coordinator of the whole Railroad system in Mississippi, is accused of the crime. Since Cain can't expose the nature of his involvement in the railroad, January...
3) Wet grave
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Benjamin January mysteries volume 6
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When the body of an elderly freedwoman turns up near a decrepit shack, Benjamin January and his lover Rose become involved in an investigation into a crime that could be linked to rumors of a fortune in hidden gold.
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Benjamin January mysteries volume 7
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In 1838, when a friend is accused of killing the son of a powerful Mexican landowner, Benjamin January and his wife, Rose, head to Mexico City to uncover the truth and find a city torn by political unrest and violence.
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c2011
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
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105 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
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Marie-Grace Gardner, having arrived in New Orleans and met the talented opera singer Mademoiselle Océana, wishes to take voice lessons and become friends with Cécile Rey, a student of Mademoiselle, and hopes an unexpected adventure will help her feel at home in the city.
9) Dead water
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Benjamin January mysteries volume 8
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In turbulent nineteenth-century New Orleans, free man of color Benjamin January finds himself on a perilous steamboat ride that becomes an inescapable journey of death and murder.
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Benjamin January mysteries volume 20
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"Fifteen years ago, musician sleuth and free man of color Benjamin January survived a ghost-hunting trip to a haunted house, but one of his party did not. Who - or what - killed British explorer Deverel Wishart? January is determined to finally solve the cold case, in this historical mystery set in New Orleans."--
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IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Based on an actual memoir written by Maritcha Remond Lyons, who was born and raised in New York City, this poignant story tells what it was like to be a black child born free during the days of slavery. Everyday experiences are interspersed with hight-point moments, such as visiting the U.S.'s first world's fair. Also included are the Draft Riots of 1863, when Maritcha and her siblings fled to Brooklyn while her parents stayed behind to protect their...
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