Harlem Sunset (a Harlem Renaissance Mystery) (libro En Inglé

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Nombre: Harlem Sunset (A Harlem Renaissance Mystery) (Libro en Inglés)
Marca: Berkley

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Named a 2022 People Magazine best book of the summer!

A riveting Harlem Renaissance Mystery featuring Louise Lloyd, a young Black woman working in a hot new speakeasy when she gets caught up in a murder that hits too close to home...

Harlem, 1927. Twenty-seven-year-old Louise Lloyd has found the perfect job! She is the new manager of the Dove, a club owned by her close friend Rafael Moreno. There Louise meets Nora Davies, one of the girls she was kidnapped with a decade ago. The two womenalong with Rafael and his sister, Louises girlfriend, Rosa Mariaspend the night at the Dove, drinking and talking. The next morning, Rosa Maria wakes up covered in blood, with no memory of the previous night. Nora is lying dead in the middle of the dance floor.

Louise knows Rosa Maria couldnt have killed Nora, but the police have a hard time believing that no one can remember anything at all about what happened. When Louise and Rosa Maria return to their apartment after being questioned by the police, they find the word GUILTY written across the living room wall in paint that looks a lot like blood. Someone has gone to great lengths to frame and terrify Rosa Maria, and Louise will stop at nothing to clear the woman she loves.

Review

Praise for The Harlem Renaissance Mysteries

"This book was an engaging, captivating, suspenseful, and enjoyable historical mystery and character journey." Mystery and Suspense Magazine

"Suspenseful... Harlem Sunset excels at illustrating the culture of the late 1920s--and at capturing a woman dealing with her choices while simultaneously discovering what she wants in life."-Shelf Awareness

"A vivid crime story and an engrossing depiction of an era."-Kirkus

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 exist.The New York Times

Tightly paced, razor sharp, and with a wonderful no-nonsense protagonist, Dead Dead Girls made me fly through the pages. Ms. Afia is one to watch.Evie Dunmore, USA Today bestselling author of A Rogue of Ones Own

Debut author Nekesa Afia brings 1920s Harlem to life in this twisty tale of murder and betrayal where nothing and no one is as it seems.Victoria Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of Murder on Wall Street

Readers will root for intrepid, fiery Louise.Publishers Weekly

"'Though she be but little, she is fierce.' Shakespeare might as well have been describing Louise Lloyd, the flawed yet fantastic protagonist in Afia's debut set in 1920s Harlem. I loved the world that Afia created and can't wait to follow Lou and her friends on their next adventure. Come for the wonderfully diverse and twisty mystery, stay for the amazing 20s slang and fashion." - Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo

About the Author

Twenty-four-year-old Nekesa Afia recently finished her undergrad degree (bachelors in journalism, with a minor in English) and is a publishing student. When she isn't writing, shes dancing, sewing, and trying to pet every dog she sees. Shes been writing since she was a child and this is her second novel.

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1

Summer 1926

The ocean spray hits her in the face. She closes her eyes against it.

Shes been on this boat, this glorified dinghy, for the better part of a week. They were approaching the sunny island of Manhattan.

In the distance Lady Liberty stands, her torch held high, beckoning all toward her.

She has been constantly seasick on the passage but staring at Lady Liberty makes her feel much better.

The first thing she is going to do when she reaches New York is get something to eat.

She leans on the railing. Around her little girls and boys throw their hats and try to evade their chaperones. They yell and jostle one another. She grits her teeth against the noise. She cant stand children.

Still, theres something to be envied

CARACTERÍSTICAS PRINCIPALES:

-Idioma: Inglés
-Envío: Desde EE. UU.
-Libro Impreso y Nuevo

MÁS DETALLES:

Tiempo de entrega: 10 días
Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 5 cm x 22 cm x 27 cm cm
Material: Papel
Modelo: 9780593199121
Meses de garantía: 1
Garantía: Por defecto de fabricación
Condición: Nuevo
Color: Multicolor
Nombre de color: Multicolor
ASIN: 059319912X
País de producción: United States
Encuadernado: Pasta blanda
Editorial: Berkley
Titulo del libro: Harlem Sunset (A Harlem Renaissance Mystery) (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: Afia, Nekesa
Fecha de publicación: 2022
Idioma: Inglés
Edición: 1
Número de páginas: 304
ISBN-13: 9780593199121
Edad mínima sugerida: 6
Genero musical: Literatura Universal
Contenido del paquete: 1 pieza
SKU: 9780593199121