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slowlauris's review against another edition
Barbara Hambly loves to make Hannibal suffer and I for one applaud this decision
volare's review against another edition
4.0
This was one of the best books in the series to date. Ben, Rose, and Hannibal become passengers on a steamboat to try and recover money stolen from their bank. Along the way, they meet with mayhem and make the acquaintance of Abolitionists and the opposite of an abolitionist, a young planter by the name of Jefferson Davis. I think this will be a foreshadowing of future books in the series as we move closer and closer to the Civil War.
threerings's review against another edition
4.0
This series is back on track after a slight slump. The return to the Mississippi recaptures the tone of the series. Set almost entirely on a steamboat, this mystery does a great job of showing you the gun at the beginning and then using it at the end. So to speak. This is certainly one of my favorite series of mysteries of all time.
julieputty's review
3.0
I'm just having a hard time feeling very sorry for Benjamin right now. He gets good fortune, then sticks around New Orleans, the place he should and does fear to live. It's like listening to someone complain that the river they are dangling their feet in has alligators.
nilchance's review
4.0
Fast-paced and gripping. I loved the plot's structure and the way Hambly used the book's setting, and as always I adore the relationship between the lead characters.
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