The Mysterious Death of Junetta Plum (eBook)

Valerie Wilson Wesley (Autor)

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2025
336 Seiten
Kensington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4967-5251-2 (ISBN)

Infos

At the darkly glamorous height of the Roaring 20s, an independent Black intellectual and her bi-racial foster child are immersed in the vibrant world of the Harlem Renaissance and a shocking murder on Striver's Row in this thrilling Jazz Age mystery for reader of Nekesia Afia, Jacqueline Winspear, Avery Cunningham'sThe Mayor of Maxwell Street.1926:Harriet Stone, a liberated, educated Black woman, and Lovey, the orphaned, biracial, 12-year-old she is bound to protect, are Harlem-bound, embarking on a new, hopefully less traumatic chapter in their lives. They have been invited to move from Connecticut by Harriet's cousin, Junetta Plum, who runs a boarding house for independent-minded single women. It's a bold move, since Harriet has never met Junetta, but the fatalities of the Spanish flu and other tragedies have already forced her and Lovey to face their worst fears. Alone but for each other, they have little left to loseor so it seems as they arrive at sophisticated Junetta's impressive brownstone. Her cousin has a sharp edge that makes Harriett slightly uncomfortable. Still, after retiring to her room for the night, she finally falls asleeponly to awaken to Junetta arguing with someone downstairs. In the morning, she makes a shocking discovery at the foot of the stairs. What ensues will lead Harriet to question Junetta's very identityand to wonder if she and Lovey are in danger as well. It will also tie Harriet to five strangers. Among them, Harriet is sure someone knows something. What she doesn't yet know is that one will play a crucial role in helping her investigate her cousin's murder . . . that she will be tied to the others in ways she could never imagine . . . and that her life will take off in a startling new direction . . .

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.12.2025
• Reihe/Serie: A Harriet Stone Mystery
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane
• Schlagworte: 1920s • 1930s • 20th century • African American • african american books • african american fiction • African American History • African American literature • amateur sleuth • American History • Black History • books fiction • books mystery • cozy mysteries women sleuths series • crime books • detective • Detective Novels • Fiction • fiction books • Harlem • Harlem Renaissance • Historical • historical mysteries • historical mystery • Historical Novel • investigate • Manhattan • murder mystery books • Mysteries • mysteries and thrillers • Mystery • mystery and suspense • mystery and thrillers • mystery books • mystery novels • mystery thriller suspense • New York • New York City • Novels • NYC • Police • Roaring Twenties • solving crimes • Thriller • thriller books • Thrillers • Valerie Wilson Wesley • women sleuths • women sleuths mysteries
• ISBN-10: 1-4967-5251-1 / 1496752511
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4967-5251-2 / 9781496752512