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Cozies, Sleuths and Detectives: Black Authored Mysteries

Expansive Mysteries by Black Authors - OverDrive MCFL Katrina

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  • A dead womanizer. A friend suspected of murder. And a teacher turned sleuth.
    eBookAngela Henry, 2021
  • Recent MBA grad Bronwyn Crewse has just taken over her family's ice cream shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and she's going back to basics. Win is renovating Crewse Creamery to restore its former glory, and filling the menu with delicious,…
    eBookPenguin Publishing Group, 2020
  • All Her Little Secrets is a brilliantly nuanced but powerhouse exploration of race, the legal system, and the crushing pressure of keeping secrets. In this fast-paced thriller, Wanda M. Morris crafts a twisty mystery about a black lawyer…
    eBookHarperCollins, 2021
  • Hard-hitting talk show host Augustus Seeza has become a household name in Ghana, though notorious for his lavish overspending, alcoholism, and womanizing. He’s dating the imposing, beautiful Lady Araba, who leads a selfmade fashion empire.…
    eBookSoho Press, 2021
  • Murder by Page One

    A Peach Coast Library Mystery from Hallmark Publishing

    Matthews, Olivia
    Marvey, a librarian, has moved from Brooklyn to a quirky small town in Georgia. When she's not at the library organizing events for readers, she's handcrafting book-themed jewelry and looking after her cranky cat. At times, her new life in…
    eBookHallmark Publishing, 2021
  • Following a harrowing kidnapping ordeal when she was in her teens, Louise is doing everything she can to maintain a normal life. She’s succeeding, too. She spends her days working at Maggie’s Café and her nights at the Zodiac, Harlem’s…
    eBookPenguin Publishing Group, 2021
  • Samantha Washington has dreamed of owning her own mystery bookstore for as long as she can remember. Now that she's preparing for her store's grand opening, she's also realizing another dream - penning a cozy mystery that's set in England…
    eBookKensington Books, 2017
  • A serial killer and his copycat are locked in a violent game of cat and mouse. Can DI Anjelica Henley stop them before it’s too late?
    eBookHanover Square Press, 2021
  • With few other options, African-American classical musician Gethsemane Brown accepts a less-than-ideal position turning a group of rowdy schoolboys into an award-winning orchestra. Stranded without luggage or money in the Irish…
    eBookHenery Press, 2016
  • A dead beautician. A student on the run. And a teacher sleuth back in action.
    eBookAngela Henry, 2021
  • A dead art dealer. A daughter accused of murder. And a teacher turned sleuth who doesn't want to be bothered.
    eBookAngela Henry, 2021
  • A deadly reunion committee. A desperate killer. And a teacher sleuth searching for the truth.
    eBookAngela Henry, 2021
  • Just when Kendra Clayton's life has finally calmed down, trouble finds her once again. A case of mistaken identity lands her smack in the middle of a beef between an ex-con named Dibb Bentley and Lewis Watts—her least favorite person on…
    eBookAngela Henry, 2021
  • A dead actress. A sister accused of murder. And a teacher sleuth determined to protect her family.
    eBookAngela Henry, 2021
  • Easy Rawlins, L.A.'s most reluctant detective, comes home one day to find Easter, the daughter of his friend Chrismas Black, left on his doorstep. Easy knows that this could only mean that the ex-marine Black is probably dead, or will be…
    eBookLittle, Brown and Company, 2007
  • An Unsavory Mess

    Eugeena Patterson Mysteries, no. 5

    Moody, Tyora
    There is no rest for the weary as Eugeena dives into another mystery. She doesn't have a choice since she has to clear herself and Rosemary from being considered murder suspects. Eugeena Patterson usually doesn't have a problem putting her…
    eBookTyora Moody, 2021
  • A Simmering Dilemma

    Eugeena Patterson Mysteries, no. 4

    Moody, Tyora
    Eugeena and Amos are married, but the happy couple may see their new life fall apart when Amos' daughter moves in next door. Briana Jones is cooking up mayhem when she hooks up with old friends. When Amos receives a call in the middle of…
    eBookTyora Moody, 2020
  • Oven Baked Secrets

    Eugeena Patterson Mysteries, no. 2

    Moody, Tyora
    Eugeena Patterson is not happy about her next-door neighbor, Louise Hopkins, being sent to live in a nursing home. Without her fellow neighborhood watch buddy, Sugar Creek isn't the same anymore. In fact, life after retirement has become a…
    eBookTyora Moody, 2016
  • Deep Fried Trouble

    Eugeena Patterson Mysteries, no. 1

    Moody, Tyora
    Widowed and officially retired, Eugeena Patterson throws herself into organizing the neighborhood association. This presents a great opportunity to re-connect with old friends and get to know new neighbors like recently widowed Amos Jones,…
    eBookTyora Moody, 2016