{"product_id":"the-nubians-curse-9781448311361","title":"The Nubians Curse","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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 Orleans\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOutstanding . . . fastidious period detail, and a consistently surprising investigation \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecember 1840\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePersephone 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 d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867115270487,"sku":"9781448311361","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781448311361.jpg?v=1722281761","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-nubians-curse-9781448311361","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}