Drinking Gourd (A Benjamin January Historical Mystery, 14) - Hardcover

Hambly, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727886061 ISBN 13: 9780727886064

Publisher: Severn House, 2016

Synopsis

Benjamin January investigates the murder of a ‘conductor’ of the Underground Railway, helping slaves to freedom.

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 has to step in and find the true killer, before their covers are blown.

As January probes into the murky labyrinth of slaves, slave-holders, the fugitives who follow the “drinking gourd” north to freedom and those who help them on their way, he discovers that there is more to the situation than meets the eye, and that sometimes there are no easy answers.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0727886061
• ISBN 13: 9780727886064
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256