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Barbara Neely
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Barbara Neely (1941–2020) was an African American novelist, short story writer, and activist best known for her groundbreaking mystery series featuring Blanche White, a sharp-witted domestic worker turned amateur sleuth. Her debut novel, Blanche on the Lam (1992), earned critical acclaim, and in 2020 she was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.
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A Blanche White Mystery
This series is for you if you're into...
- Sharp Black women sleuths outsmarting rich Southern elites
- Murder mysteries with biting class and color politics
- Wit and resilience amid family secrets and social injustice
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