Lady of Perdition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780727889096)

Benjamin January heads to the "Slaveholders' Republic" of Texas to locate a kidnapped girl and help a woman who saved him from the noose.

April, 1840. Benjamin 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.

After 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".

In a land still disputed between vengeful Comanche, disgruntled Mexican Tejanos, Americans who want to join the United States and those who want to keep Texas free, January must uncover what happened to Valentina's husband. Behind lies, betrayals and rising political tensions lies the answer . . . but finding it could cost Ben his life.

Author: Barbara Hambly
ISBN-10: 0727889095
ISBN-13: 9780727889096
Publisher: Severn House
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2020
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 10/28/2019
Booklist 12/15/2019 pg. 91