Historical Fiction
Free Man of Color
1998·412 pages
A Creole physician investigates a murder in 1830s New Orleans during Mardi Gras, uncovering societal tensions.
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A Creole physician investigates a murder in 1830s New Orleans during Mardi Gras, uncovering societal tensions.
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Benjamin January, a Creole physician and piano teacher who has known the glories of Paris as well as of his native New Orleans, is at the Blue Ribbon Ball during Mardi Gras. Near the ball, Angelique Crozat, an octoroon who travels in the city's finest company, is found murdered--and there is no shortage of suspects. This novel transports the reader to the center of the cosmopolitan South in an age when both its glories and the forces which would tear it apart are equally in evidence
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Minor romantic elements; no explicit content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence with a murder central to the plot; some graphic details.
Profanity
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Minor use of strong language; not pervasive.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol use in social settings.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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Minor religious references tied to cultural setting.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content depicted.
Political content
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Moderate focus on racial and social tensions of 1830s New Orleans.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources.
Abuse & suffering
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Major themes of slavery and racial oppression; systemic suffering central.
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