Excerpt from The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

A Novel

by Briony Cameron
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  • Jun 4, 2024, 368 pages
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The noose tightened around Jacquotte's neck.

Her legs went out from under her.

Excerpted from The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron. Copyright © 2024 by Briony Cameron. Excerpted by permission of Atria Books. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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  The Mysterious Life of Pirate Captain Jacquotte Delahaye

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