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Sandra Jackson-Opoku

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Sandra Jackson-Opoku is a poet, novelist, screenwriter, and journalist whose work often explores culture and travel within the African diaspora. Her novel *The River Where Blood Is Born* won the American Library Association Black Caucus Award for Best Fiction, and *Hot Johnny (and the Women Who Loved Him)* was an Essence bestseller. She has received honors from the NEA and taught widely in the U.S. and abroad.

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Savvy Summers Mysteries


A Cozy Mystery series (2025 - 2027)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Soul food café mysteries on Chicago’s South Side
  • Quick-witted heroines juggling murder and messy exes
  • Culinary sleuthing with neighborhood drama

Standalone Fiction

The River Where Blood Is Born

Hot Johnny

Little Stacks of Mystery

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