Barbara Alice Hambly Oct. 13, 1926 – Aug. 25, 2014 Resident of Pleasant Hill Barbara passed away peacefully on Monday. She was the beloved wife of Warren G. Hambly until his death in December of 1989.
Hambly’s sturdy latest historical mystery featuring Black pianist and physician Benjamin January (after The Nubian’s Curse) combines a clever plot with a vivid evocation of mid-19th-century Louisiana.