Ran Away

Barbara Hambly is still at the top of her game in this addition to the much-loved Benjamin January series. In this book, we get to "meet" Ayasha, Ben's first wife, for the first time. I wish I had seen more of her character than "feisty, but generous"- I'm sure living as a Berber immigrant in Paris......more

There are precious few of the Benjamin January books that I haven't fully adored. This one was not an exception but I don't think it was as drenched in its rendition of place as were some of the ones I've read previously. And I found it rather convoluted with regard to the mystery. But at long last,......more

I've been going back to finish reading this series, which I somehow lost track of after reading the first few books and enjoying them. This one finally gives us a flashback to Ayasha, Benjamin January's first wife, the one whose death affected him so greatly. In some ways, this was a good introductio......more

Another magnificent Benjamin January novel. I was delighted to meet his first wife, Ayasha, in the mystery that took the first third of the book and it makes his feelings of loss at her death more understandable. Hannibal Sefton, Abishag Shaw and Rose make their usual delightful appearances and are a......more

There are so many prejudices in this world! Skin color, nationality, religion - all are used as an excuse to hate. Ms. Hambly, in her novels, shows how false and cruel such prejudices are. This novel was full of excitement. There were supposedly "good" men who thought nothing of using murder and lie......more