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mystery, thrillers, and suspense novels by african american writers

Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense Novels by African American Writers

Everything from political suspense to hard-boiled detective novels to forensic thrillers!

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Black noir : mystery, crime and suspense stories by African-American writers

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Shades of black : crime and mystery stories by African-American authors

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Spooks, spies, and private eyes : Black mystery, crime, and suspense fiction

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Black rain

Alexandria, Vincent

Adult Fiction ALEXAND

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You should have died on Monday

Bailey, Frankie Y.

Adult Fiction BAILEY

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Long goodbyes : a Virginia Kelly mystery

Baker, Nikki, 1962-

Adult Fiction BAKER

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Plain brown wrapper : an Alex Powell novel

Bates, Karen Grigsby.

Adult Fiction BATES

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Dead time

Bland, Eleanor Taylor.

Adult Fiction BLAND

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Slow burn

Bland, Eleanor Taylor.

Adult Fiction BLAND

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The demise of Luleta Jones : a novel

Boone, Mark Allen.

Adult Fiction BOONE

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Lemon City : a novel

Brown, Elaine Meryl.

Adult Fiction

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Deadly charm

Burney, Claudia Mair, 1964-

Adult Fiction BURNEY

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Murder, mayhem, and a fine man

Burney, Claudia Mair, 1964-

Adult Fiction BURNEY

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Death, deceit & some smooth jazz : an Amanda Bell Brown mystery

Burney, Claudia Mair, 1964-

Adult Fiction BURNEY

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Rhode Island red

Carter, Charlotte

Adult Fiction CARTER

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Jackson Park

Carter, Charlotte

Adult Fiction CARTER

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Jericho's fall

Carter, Stephen L., 1954-

Adult Fiction CARTER

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Sympathy for the Devil : an Angela Bivens thriller

Chambers, Christopher, 1963-

Adult Fiction CHAMBER

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What a woman's gotta do

Coleman, Evelyn, 1948-

Adult Fiction COLEMAN

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The silent cradle

Cuthbert, Margaret

Adult Fiction CUTHBERT

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The trials of Nikki Hill

Darden, Christopher A.

Adult Fiction DARDEN

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Mama solves a murder

DeLoach, Nora.

Adult Fiction DELOACH

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Mama stalks the past

DeLoach, Nora.

Adult Fiction DELOACH

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Resurrecting midnight

Dickey, Eric Jerome.

Adult Fiction DICKEY

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If I should die : a Mali Anderson mystery

Edwards, Grace F.

Adult Fiction EDWARDS

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A toast before dying : a Mali Anderson mystery

Edwards, Grace F.

Adult Fiction EDWARDS

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N : a romantic mystery

Edwards, Louis, 1962-

Adult Fiction EDWARDS

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State's evidence

Flowers, R. Barri

Adult Fiction FLOWERS

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Whiskey Gulf : a Charlie Noble suspense novel

Ford, Clyde W.

Adult Fiction FORD

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The long mile

Ford, Clyde W.

Adult Fiction FORD

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Bourbon Street

Gaiter, Leonce

Adult Fiction GAITER

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Details at ten

Garland, Ardella, 1962-

Adult Fiction GARLAND

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The devil's hatband

Greer, Robert O.

Adult Fiction GREER

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The dirty truth

Hampton, Brenda

Adult Fiction HAMPTON

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Going nowhere fast

Haywood, Gar Anthony.

Adult Fiction HAYWOOD

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The company you keep : a Kendra Clayton novel

Henry, Angela.

Adult Fiction HENRY

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Tangled roots : a Kendra Clayton novel

Henry, Angela.

Adult Fiction HENRY

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The collected stories of Chester Himes

Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984.

Adult Fiction HIMES

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A rage in Harlem

Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984.

Adult Fiction HIMES

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The devil's shadow

Holton, Hugh.

Adult Fiction HOLTON

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Hit time : a mystery

Joe, Yolanda.

Adult Fiction JOE

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The bridge

Jones, Solomon, 1967-

Adult Fiction JONES

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If 6 were 9

Lamar, Jake.

Adult Fiction LAMAR

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One dead lawyer : a David Price mystery

Lindsay, Tony.

Adult Fiction LINDSAY

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Black water rising

Locke, Attica

Adult Fiction

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Too beautiful to die

Lovell, Glenville, 1955-

Adult Fiction LOVELL

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If there be pain

Mallette, Gloria, 1953-

Adult Fiction MALLETT

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Sleep don't come easy

Mason, J. D.

Adult Fiction MASON

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Cornered

Massey, Brandon, 1973-

Adult Fiction MASSEY

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A murder too close : a Phil Rodriquez novel

Mickelbury, Penny, 1948-

Adult Fiction MICKELB

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One must wait

Mickelbury, Penny, 1948-

Adult Fiction MICKELBUR

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Devil in a blue dress

Mosley, Walter.

Adult Fiction MOSLEY

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A red death : an Easy Rawlins mystery

Mosley, Walter.

Adult Fiction MOSLEY

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Fearless Jones : a novel

Mosley, Walter.

Adult Fiction MOSLEY

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Blanche on the Lam

Neely, Barbara.

Adult Fiction NEELY

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Blanche passes go

Neely, Barbara.

Adult Fiction NEELY

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We'll never tell

Perrin, Kayla.

Adult Fiction PERRIN

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Monkology : the Ivan Monk stories

Phillips, Gary, 1955-

Adult Fiction PHILLIP

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Wife of the gods : a novel

Quartey, Kwei J.

Adult Fiction QUARTEY

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Yellow moon : a novel

Rhodes, Jewell Parker.

Adult Fiction RHODES

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The blackbird papers

Smith, Ian, 1969-

Adult Fiction SMITH

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Reckless eyeballin'

Smith-Levin, Judith.

Adult Fiction SMITH L

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Blood on the leaves

Stetson, Jeff.

Adult Fiction STETSON

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A darker shade of crimson : an Ivy League mystery

Thomas-Graham, Pamela.

Adult Fiction THOMAS

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The dying ground : a hip-hop noir novel

Tramble, Nichelle D.

Adult Fiction TRAMBLE

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In the night of the heat : a Tennyson Hardwick novel

Underwood, Blair.

Adult Fiction UNDERWO

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Up jumped the devil

Walker, Blair S.

Adult Fiction WALKER

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Dying in the dark : a Tamara Hayle mystery

Wesley, Valerie Wilson.

Adult Fiction WESLEY

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Devil's gonna get him

Wesley, Valerie Wilson.

Adult Fiction WESLEY

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Killer chameleon

West, Chassie.

Adult Fiction WEST

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One last kiss

Wilbon, Mary

Adult Fiction WILBON

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Strange bedfellows : a Charlotte Justice novel

Woods, Paula L.

Adult Fiction WOODS

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Inner city blues : a Charlotte Justice novel

Woods, Paula L.

Adult Fiction WOODS

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