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*Recommended
for Teens
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THE LUCKY ONES ARE DEAD: AN AARON GUNNER MYSTERY
by Gar Anthony Haywood.
Is
the death of a gangsta rap star connected to the
threats an ultraconservative black talk show
hostess is receiving?
by
Barbara Neely.
When
Blanche returns home to Farleigh, North Carolina,
she investigates a mysterious death and is
confronted by past demons.
by
Sterling Anthony.
Lt.
“Bloody Mary” Cunningham of the Detroit
Homicide Squad searches for a serial killer who
leaves an Oreo in each victim’s hand.
*DEAD
ABOVE GROUND by Jervey Tervalon.
In
1940’s New Orleans, 17-year-old Lita watches
as her married sister Adele unknowingly begins an
affair with her father, an ex-con who’s out
for revenge.
DEAD
MAN’S BAY by Darryl Wimberley.
FBI
agent Barrett “Bear” Raines is chained to
a desk in limbo, when an unexpectedly brutal murder
and a few stolen millions spell
opportunity.
DETAILS
AT TEN by Ardella Garland.
Georgia
Barnett, a Chicago television news reporter,
searches for a child who disappeared after
witnessing a gang-related drive-by shooting.
*THE
DEVIL RIDING by Valerie Wilson Wesley.
What
looks like a simple case tracking a teenage runaway
has PI Tamara Hayle not only frustrated, but
terrified.
DO
OR DIE: A MALI ANDERSON MYSTERY by Grace F.
Edwards.
Harlem’s
supersleuth, Mali Anderson, gets involved in the
world of pimps and prostitutes when the singer in
her father’s jazz band is found with her
throat cut.
DRUMSTICKS:
A NANETTE HAYES MYSTERY by Charlotte
Carter.
When
the woman who gave her a mojo doll is murdered,
Nanette investigates with the help of an exotic
dancer and a white drag queen.
LIMITED
TIME: A MEDICAL MYSTERY by Robert
Greer.
A
scientist cracks the code to the fountain of youth,
but promising young athletes and celebrated medical
researchers mysteriously die.
*MAMA
PURSUES MURDEROUS SHADOWS by Nora De Loach.
Mama is distracted from the
preparations for her 35th anniversary
when Ruby Spikes commits suicide. Mama
investigates.
SCREAM IN SILENCE: A MARTI
MACALISTER MYSTERY by Eleanor Taylor
Bland.
In a peaceful suburb of Chicago,
the detective investigates a puzzling murder, a
relentless arsonist, and an elusive
bomber.
THE
STEP BETWEEN: A CAROLE ANN GIBSON MYSTERY by
Penny Mickelbury.
Trying
to find a client’s missing daughter, C.A.
Gibson and her partner Jake, navigate a maze of
deception in Washington, D.C.
This
selected list was compiled by:
Marylou
Coveney, Dudley Branch
Denise
DeBoer, Fields Corner Branch
Jacqueline
Hogan, Grove Hall Branch
Kathy
Kire, Teen Services
Parker
Hill Branch
Amy
Manson, Connolly Branch
Margaret
Phillibert, General Library, Adult Services
Richard
Wintergreen, Adams Street Branch
Joseph
Wisniewski, Codman Square Branch
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