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    Good Man Friday
    Good Man Friday
    Good Man Friday
    Audiobook9 hours

    Good Man Friday

    Written by Barbara Hambly

    Narrated by Kirsten Potter

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    Benjamin January returns in his 12th mystery from acclaimed author Barbara Hambly.--New Orleans, 1838. Benjamin January no longer plays piano for the city's weatlhyat extravagant balls, so he ends up agreeing to accompany sugar planter Henri Viellard and his wife, Chloe, on a mission to find a missing friend. Plunged into a murky world, it becomes clear that while it is very possible the Viellards' friend is dead, his enemies are very much alive, and ready to kill anyone who gets in their way.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateMay 1, 2013
    ISBN9781666592542
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    Barbara Hambly

    Barbara Hambly (b. 1951) is a New York Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction, as well as historical novels set in the nineteenth century. After receiving a master’s degree in medieval history, she published The Time of the Dark, the first novel in the Darwath saga, in 1982, establishing herself as an author of serious speculative fiction. Since then she has created several series, including the Windrose Chronicles, Sun Wolf and Starhawk series, and Sun-Cross series, in addition to writing for the Star Wars and Star Trek universes. Besides fantasy, Hambly has won acclaim for the James Asher vampire series, which won the Locus Award for best horror novel in 1989, and the Benjamin January mystery series, featuring a brilliant African-American surgeon in antebellum New Orleans. She lives in Los Angeles.

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