{"product_id":"lady-of-perdition-17-a-benjamin-january-mystery-9780727889096","title":"Lady of Perdition 17 A Benjamin January Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA stark and occasionally brutal story, and Hambly tells it superbly, in prose that is vivid and empathetic. For fans of this fine series, this is a must-read\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBenjamin January heads to the Slaveholders'' Republic of Texas to locate a kidnapped girl and help a woman who saved him from the noose.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApril, 1840. \u003c\/i\u003eBenjamin January knows no black person in their right mind would willingly go to the Republic of Texas but when his former pupil Selina Bellinger is kidnapped and enslaved, he has no choice. Once there he is saved from being hanged by Valentina Taggart, wife of the wealthy landowner of Rancho Perdition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter Valentina is accused of the murder of her husband, she in turn calls on Benjamin for help. To do so, he must abandon the safe haven of New Orleans, where people know he''s a free man, to return to the self-proclaimed Slaveholders'' Republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a land still disputed between vengef\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884304413015,"sku":"9780727889096","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780727889096.jpg?v=1722531371","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lady-of-perdition-17-a-benjamin-january-mystery-9780727889096","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}