Dead and Buried, Barbara Hambly
Dead and Buried, Barbara Hambly
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Dead and Buried

Author: Barbara Hambly

Narrator: Ron Butler

Unabridged: 9 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/08/2021

Synopsis

New Orleans, 1836. When free black musician and surgeon Benjamin January attends the funeral of a friend, an accident tips the dead man out of his coffin—only to reveal an unexpected inhabitant. Just one person recognizes the corpse of the white man: Hannibal Sefton, fiddle-player and one of January’s closest friends. But he seems unwilling to talk about his connection to the dead man …

About Barbara Hambly

Barbara Hambly holds a degree in medieval history from the University of California and has written novels in many genres, from mysteries to science fiction and fantasy. Married to science fiction writer George Alec Effinger, she lives in Los Angeles and teaches at a local college.

About Ron Butler

Ron Butler is a Los Angeles based actor who works regularly as a commercial and animation voiceover artist and an audiobook narrator. A member of the Atlantic Theater Company, he has over a hundred film and television credits to his name and won an Independent Filmmaker Project Award for his work in the HBO film Everyday People.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosalind M

As a woman of color and a native New Orleanian, I have always been fascinated by the world so vividly portrayed in the Free Man of Color series. Finding a new book in the series was a happy surprise -- I can only hope more lovers of Benjamin January will become aware that this one exists, since it i......more

Goodreads review by Jacqie

Barbara Hambly is on top of her game with her new Benjamin January book. I always enjoy what a sensual writer she is. You can see, hear, smell, and taste the ambiance of nineteenth century New Orleans, with all it's beauty, injustice, and poignancy. We get to find out more about Hannibal's past in t......more

Quotes

“Outstanding…Hambly’s sure hand with historical detail, her convincing characterizations, and her view of the slave trade that debased both blacks and their white masters raise this tale of violence, deceit, and humiliation to a must-read commentary on human frailty and redeeming human friendship.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Vivid glimpses of the disparate lives led by whites and people of color in mid-nineteenth-century New Orleans.” Kirkus Reviews

“Relayed through January’s perspective, the story gives an intimate picture of the intolerance and struggles of the time, but as carefully crafted as these matters are, Hambly is also talented enough to entertain.” Booklist

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