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100 1  Hambly, Barbara,|eauthor. 
245 14 The nubian's curse /|cBarbara Hambly. 
250    Main edition. 
264  1 Edinburgh :|bSevern House,|c2024. 
300    263 pages ;|c23 cm. 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
490 1  A Benjamin January historical mystery ;|v20 
520 8  A cursed statue . . . A haunted house . . . A seemingly 
       supernatural death . . . The unexpected arrival of a 
       friend from his past plunges musician, sleuth and free man
       of color Benjamin January into an old, unsolved case in 
       this historical mystery set in New OrleansDecember 1840. 
       Surgeon turned piano-player Benjamin January is looking 
       forward to a peaceful holiday with his family. But the 
       arrival of an old friend brings unexpected news - and 
       unexpected danger.Persephone Jondrette has found Arithmus:
       a Sudanese man with extraordinary mental abilities who 
       January last saw in France, nearly fifteen years ago, 
       during a ghost-hunting expedition to a haunted chateau. 
       January and his friends survived the experience . . . but 
       Arithmus' benefactor, the British explorer Deverel Wishart,
       did not. He was discovered dead one morning, his face 
       twisted in horror, and shortly afterwards Arithmus 
       vanished, never to be seen again.Did Deverel succumb to 
       the chateau's ghosts - or did Arithmus murder him and run 
       away? January is determined to uncover the truth about the
       tragic incident from his past, and clear his old friend's 
       name - but even he isn't prepared for what happens next . 
       . .The Nubian's Curse by NYT-bestselling author Barbara 
       Hambly is the latest instalment of the critically 
       acclaimed historical mystery series featuring talented 
       amateur sleuth and free man of color, Benjamin January. 
600 10 January, Benjamin|c(Fictitious character)|vFiction. 
650  0 Free African Americans|vFiction. 
650  0 Private investigators|vFiction. 
651  0 New Orleans (La.)|xHistory|y19th century|vFiction. 
655  0 Detective and mystery stories. 
655  7 Mystery fiction.|2gsafd 
800 1  Hambly, Barbara.|tBenjamin January series ;|v20. 
830  0 Benjamin January mystery.