The House of the Patriarch - (Benjamin January Historical Mystery) by Barbara Hambly (Hardcover)

The Missing Girl in New York is a gripping historical mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat! When free man of color Benjamin January is asked by old friends to track down a missing teenager in distant New York, he can't say no.

Three weeks ago, 17-year-old Eve Russell boarded a steamboat and never got off, leaving her parents frantic and desperate for answers.

The truth lies in a hotbed of new religions, human circuses, and dangerous slave traders, and January is determined to uncover it.

But will he ever be able to return to New Orleans to share it? Hambly's well-wrought denunciation of slavery and skillful defense of women's rights resound from this series, making for a riveting exploration of a little-known period of Texas history.

Don't miss out on this atmospheric, beautifully written mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end!