Barbara Neely is a trailblazer,” Naomi Hirahara, Edgar Award-winning author. That plan goes awry when there’s a murder and Blanche becomes the prime suspect. “One of the best fictional detectives conjured up in years,” Library JournalBLANCHE ON THE LAMBarbara Neely’s Smart, Sassy and Groundbreaking Crime NovelWINNER OF THE AGATHA, ANTHON
| Title | : | Blanche on the Lam (Blanche White series Book 1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.98 (316 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00KBCHOQ0 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 93Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-4-2 |
| Language | : |
Barbara Neely is a trailblazer,” Naomi Hirahara, Edgar Award-winning author. That plan goes awry when there’s a murder and Blanche becomes the prime suspect. “One of the best fictional detectives conjured up in years,” Library JournalBLANCHE ON THE LAMBarbara Neely’s Smart, Sassy and Groundbreaking Crime NovelWINNER OF THE AGATHA, ANTHONY & MACAVITY AWARDSBlanche White is a plump, feisty, middle-aged African-American housekeeper working for the genteel rich in North Carolina. But when an employer stiffs her, and her checks bounce, she goes on the lam, hiding out as a maid for a wealthy family at their summer home. So she’s forced to use her savvy, her sharp wit, and her old-girl network of domestic workers to discover the truth and save her own skin. Magazine “A quirky mystery debut that pits Blanche against a Faulknerian cast of oddballs who may be trying to kill each other off to claim a southern fortune,” Kirkus Reviews“Endlessly entertaining,” Publisher’s Weekly“The uproarious Blanche White, the Southern housekeeper who knows her own mind, opened doors to the nuances of black life for readers and writers alike. Along the way, she lays bare the quirks of southern society with humor,
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