Book Recommendation: Rebels of Babylon by Owen Parry
Rebels of Babylon (2005) is volume number six of the historical fiction mysteries featuring Union Army Major Abel Jones by award winning author Owen Parry, a pin name used by Ralph Peters. Dolores and I have enjoyed this series and recommend these books for your reading list. Click on the links to learn more about the author and his many books.
Goodreads Review of Rebels of Babylon
"New Orleans, 1863 -- occupied and impoverished, yet defiant. The "embarrassed" corpse of a Yankee heiress washes up on a levee. Citizens disappear in the night from the alleys of the French Quarter. Tales of ritual murder taunt the authorities -- as an uneasy truce between newly freed slaves and their bankrupt former masters, voodoo priestesses, smugglers, and unwelcome Union troops, stretches to the breaking point. And Civil War detective Abel Jones, arriving to investigate the death of a young crusader, finds himself facing fantastic rumors of the resurrected dead as the city approaches riot and hysteria. "
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This easy-care perennial gets its common name from its balloon-like buds that swell up just before they open.
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