A review by twistinthetale
Fever Season by Barbara Hambly

4.0

A superb crime novel which reprises the role of former slave, Benjamin January, as the unwitting solver of injustice. Set in New Orleans in the 1830s, this novel describes in details the splendours and dangers of the city. Disease, filth and crime are rampant. In this novel former slaves are going missing and January seeks, within the upper societal echelons and the seething lanes and hovels, an answer to the disappearances. This is a well-structured, fast-paced novel with an intriguing cast of characters.