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A review by alesia_charles
Fever Season by Barbara Hambly
5.0
The second of Barbara Hambly's Benjamin January series manages to hit the big trifecta of "reasons to be very glad you're living in 21st century America": we now know what causes diseases like yellow fever and cholera and how to cure them; we've abolished chattel slavery; and we let women pursue education and careers if they want to.
And it does all this in the context of an engrossing and troubling mystery about a certain type of person disappearing that's (loosely) based on reports of an actual historical event. Well, actually there are two mysteries that wind up crossing each other by accident. Hambly is at the top of her game here, and the novel explores the back alleys and fine houses of New Orleans with a clear, pitiless, and often shocking gaze.
And it does all this in the context of an engrossing and troubling mystery about a certain type of person disappearing that's (loosely) based on reports of an actual historical event. Well, actually there are two mysteries that wind up crossing each other by accident. Hambly is at the top of her game here, and the novel explores the back alleys and fine houses of New Orleans with a clear, pitiless, and often shocking gaze.