Sold Down the River

In Barbara Hambly’s gripping new novel, Benjamin January returns to confront the dark realities of plantation life when he is reluctantly drawn into an investigation for the slave owner Simon Fourchet, a man linked to his own troubled past. Tasked with uncovering a web of sabotage, arson, and murder, January navigates the brutal environment of Mon Triomphe, where failure to find the true culprit threatens the lives of every slave on the plantation. As he forges a path through adversity while disguising his identity, January must rely on his intelligence and cunning to survive and seek justice.