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In this terrific series opener, Afia evokes the womens lives in all their wayward and beautiful glory, especially the abruptness with which their dreams, hopes and fears cease to New York Times

The start of an exciting new historical mystery series set during the Harlem Renaissance from debut author Nekesa Afia

Harlem, 1926. Young Black women like Louise Lloyd are ending up dead.

Following a harrowing kidnapping ordeal when she was in her teens, Louise is doing everything she can to maintain a normal life. Shes succeeding, too. She spends her days working at Maggies Caf? and her nights at the Zodiac, Harlems hottest speakeasy. Louises friends, especially her girlfriend, Rosa Maria Moreno, might say shes running from her past and the notoriety that still stalks her, but dont tell her that.

When a girl turns up dead in front of the caf?, Louise is forced to confront something shes been trying to ignoretwo other local Black girls have been murdered in the past few weeks. After an altercation with a police officer gets her arrested, Louise is given an ultimatum: She can either help solve the case or wind up in a jail cell. Louise has no choice but to investigate and soon finds herself toe-to-toe with a murderous mastermind hell-bent on taking more lives, maybe even her own.

Author: Nekesa Afia
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 06/01/2021
Series: A Harlem Renaissance Mystery
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.43w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780593199107
Language: English