New African American Books: Mystery
July 13, 2010
LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Author John A. Andrews, son of the Caribbean soil, penetrates inside the belly of the drug world. In an environment saturated with corruption, deception, duplicity, deceit, and inequities of all kinds, Andrews conceives a cross Atlantic, greed driven fiasco, embedded within the drug epidemic. Can Jamaican-born DEA “Rude Buay” save his country from the tyranny of the Dragon Drug Cartel?
Many stories have been written about the horrible threat that illegal drugs pose to our way of life. People involved can be as ruthless at spreading the evil as those whom are dedicated to stopping it. Here, the stakes are raised much higher, when innocent and malicious teenagers are caught up in this debacle and dying off like flies.
This poignant and hard hitting story intensifies, as Rude Buay – pronounced “Rude Boy,” a dedicated and stubborn Drug Enforcement Agent, goes after this powerful drug cartel threatening the government of his country, Jamaica.
Ironically, just over a decade ago, he was forced to flee Jamaica, after his older brother was killed in a drug related incident. So imagine what it’s like returning to your homeland, to fight a war, where you are not welcomed and distrust your own countrymen.
Rude Buay is a gritty action drama with deviant twists, entangled between the thin line of Law and Order. Rick Scott, founder of the James Mason Classic British Book Club gave 5 stars to this twisted-roller-coaster-action-thriller: a teary-eyed, diabolically encapsulating chronicle that will make you think, laugh, cry, applaud, and even scream.
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Rude Buay … The Unstoppable is a blend of Traffic meets Casino Royale with Charlie’s Angels gone corrupt. With the film project currently in development, Rude Buay is expected to go into pre-production in early 2011.
An ALI project. Visit: www.AndrewsLeadershipInternational.com Website: www.theRUDEBUAY.com *Rude Buay is a drug prevention chronicle about teens caught up in the war on drugs and contains content for adults; parental discretion is advised for children.
This hardcover edition of Rude Buay is published by Books That Will Enhance Your Life and distributed by Baker & Taylor.
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May 22, 2010
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Actor-turned-detective Tennyson Hardwick has solved two high-profile deaths in Hollywood, but nothing has prepared him for a race to save a child’s life. Tennyson’s past in the sex game cost him his new girlfriend, and he brings her to Cape Town, South Africa — a scenic film destination and playground for the rich — to try to win her back. There Tennyson is hired as a bodyguard by superstar Sofia Maitlin when she visits an orphanage to adopt an African child.
Months later, Maitlin offers Tennyson one of Hollywood’s hottest ticket — a job as a bodyguard at adopted daughter Nandi’s A-list celebrity birthday party. But the party is over before it begins. When Nandi’s birthday goes dreadfully wrong, it’s up to a guilt-ridden Tennyson to save a child’s life and reunite a Hollywood family.But how? He can’t go to the police, the FBI has threatened to arrest him, and Big Brother is monitoring his telephone calls. To find Nandi, Tennyson will have to rely on tips from his father — a retired LAPD captain — and a mysterious woman from his past, Marsha, who has already proven she can’t be trusted. His strongest lead is a deadly knife fighter known only as Spider.
When his search for the missing child crosses Marsha’s covert investigation into a criminal gang with ties to South Africa, Tennyson knows that finding Nandi might cost him his freedom — or his life.
Atria
Available 05/18/10 in Hardcover
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April 21, 2010
Orange County Noir
Gary Phillips (Editor), T. Jefferson Parker (Foreword)
Akashic Books
Available 04/01/10 in Paperback
Orange County, California, brings to mind the endless summer of sand and surf, McMansion housing tracts, a conservative stronghold, and tony shopping centers. It’s a place where pilates classes are run like boot camps, real estate values are discussed at your weekly colonic, and ice cream parlors on Main Street, USA, exist side-by-side with pho shops and taquerias. Orange County Noir pulls back the veil to reveal what lurks behind the curtain.
Features brand-new stories by: Susan Straight, Robert S. Levinson, Rob Roberge, Nathan Walpow, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Dan Duling, Mary Castillo, Lawrence Maddox, Dick Lochte, Robert Ward, Gary Phillips, Gordon McAlpine, Martin J. Smith, and Patricia McFall.
Editor Gary Phillips is the author of many novels and short stories. He lives in Southern California.
March 22, 2010
Xlibris Corporation
Available 09/18/09 in Paperback
Witness the strength and courage of three phenomenal black women facing tragic loss and insurmountable odds.
My Sister’s Veil takes an entertaining yet realistic look into the root of the self hatred, self destruction, and self medication among African Americans.
My Sister’s Veil unfolds through the harsh, ironic love and life lessons of three young African American women, at the mercy of their perilous ghetto streets. Their only saving grace is a gifted veil, which teaches them each a revealing lesson about their community and their circumstances.
Abandoned by her alcoholic mother, at a young age, Tina Douglas searches for real love in all the wrong places. When she meets with scorn and prejudice in her neighborhood, she finds her true power in a life altering lesson from the veil. She overturns the hatred and administers a healing dose of medication to her community.
When Terri McDaniels suddenly falls from her position of affluence and privilege, she lands in the arms of C.J, a well known street and drug hustler. As she struggles to fit into his world, she comes face to face with the black genocide among African American men. Unable to escape the violence, her lesson from the veil helps her to aide in the wealth and unity of her new neighborhood.
Toni Patterson’s fast life of expensive cars, clothes and jewels leaves her unfulfilled and lonely. She steps out of her comfort zone when her lesson from the veil teaches her that true healing comes from uniting broken families.
Open the pages of My Sister’s Veil and journey to the edge of emotion, as these three women reach for their crowning moment.
March 21, 2010
Escapism Entertainment
Available 11/16/09 in Paperback
When long time associate, Kenny Lucas is assassinated, Mike Black orders Nick Simmons, who now runs his organization, to find the killers. And maybe Black will ask a few questions of himself. But Nick has problems of his own when he finds that Rain Robinson betrayed his trust and has set up a drug operation behind his back. When several of her dealers began getting robbed and murdered execution style, Rain had no choice; she had to go to Nick for help. Now that the police are on the case, Nick knows that he has to crush this before the cops tie the drug and the murders to Rain and do it before Black finds out what he’s doing.
March 21, 2010
Riverhead Hardcover
Available 03/23/10 in Hardcover
The Walter Mosley and his new hero, Leonid McGill, are back in the new New York Times-bestselling mystery series that’s already being hailed as a classic of contemporary noir.
Leonid McGill-the protagonist introduced in The Long Fall, the book that returned Walter Mosley to bestseller lists nationwide -is still fighting to stick to his reformed ways while the world around him pulls him in every other direction. He has split up with his girlfriend, Aura, because his new self won’t let him leave his wife-but then Aura’s new boyfriend starts angling to get Leonid kicked out of his prime, top-of-the-skyscraper office space. Meanwhile, one of his sons seems to have found true love-but the girl has a shady past that’s all of sudden threatening the whole McGill family-and his other son, the charming rogue Twilliam, is doing nothing but enabling the crisis.
Most ominously of all, Alfonse Rinaldo, the mysterious power-behind- the-throne at City Hall, the fixer who seems to control every little thing that happens in New York City, has a problem that even he can’t fix- and he’s come to Leonid for help. It seems a young woman has disappeared, leaving murder in her wake, and it means everything to Rinaldo to track her down. But he won’t tell McGill his motives, which doesn’t quite square with the new company policy- but turning down Rinaldo is almost impossible to even contemplate.
Known to Evil delivers on all the promise of the characters and story lines introduced in The Long Fall, and then some. It careens fast and deep into gritty, glittery contemporary Manhattan, making the city pulse in a whole new way, and it firmly establishes Leonid McGill as one of the mystery world’s most iconic, charismatic leading men.
March 14, 2010
The bestselling mysteries featuring African American characters or by African Americans for 2010 (as of 3/1/2010).
- Diary of a Stalker (Urban Renaissance) by Electa Rome Parks
(Urban Trade Paper, 01/01/10, Paperback)
| Never judge a book by its cover. . . Xavier Preston is tall, dark, and handsome, and the problem is that he knows it. He’s a bestselling author who is accustomed to adoring female fans, both young and old, flirting with him, throwing themselves shamelessly at him, and trying to get between more than the covers of his novels. He has always been more than willing to accommodate their needs and desires; however, his womanizing days have finally ended. He’s engaged to a beautiful woman, Kendall, and he’s decided to walk the straight and narrow. Or has he? From outside appearances, the very stunning Pilar has it all: a great career, a beautiful home, and a trust fund that keeps her financially secure; however, looks can be deceiving. All that glitters isn’t necessarily gold. Pilar is searching for her perfect soulmate, and she thinks she has found him in Xavier. She believes in going after what she wants with a vengeance . . . and she wants Xavier. That is not negotiable. She will have him, even if it kills him. When Xavier meets his fanatical fan, Pilar, he gets much more than he bargained for. What starts out as an erotic one-night stand quickly spirals out of control into a dangerous game of obsession and pain with both parties playing to win. Think you know what goes on behind the literary scene? Think again. |
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- From Cape Town with Love: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel by Blair Underwood
(Atria, 05/18/10, Hardcover)
- Exorsistah: X Returns by Claudia Mair Burney
(Pocket Star, 09/28/10, Mass Market Paperback)
| SHE’S GOT THE LORD ON HER SIDE AND AN ANGEL BEHIND HER. DON’T CROSS X. Now that Emme Vaughn is finally eighteen, she’s ready to strut her devil-whooping diva boots into Saint Dymphna’s Psychiatric Hospital and spring her mama out. Only problem is a lady named Jane Doe beat her to it…two years ago. Jane is as mysterious as her name, but she holds the key to saving Emme’s mama and revealing exactly how Emme got into this evil-fighting business — if Emme can find her. To complicate matters, hottie Francis wants her to be his girlfriend, but Emme’s not about to come between her man and God’s plan. No, the Exorsistah is on a mission that even a scary three-headed demon can’t stop (and the Lord knows it is trying). With a lot of prayer, a couple of archangels, and the help of some new soul-friends, X is armed for battle against a malicious force that will do anything to destroy her. But when she needs His Word the most, will she know where to find it? |
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- The New Slavery System by Joseph Etute
(AuthorHouse, 01/26/10, Paperback)
| Every day hundreds of African migrants cross the Atlantic Ocean to the Canary Islands in search of the so-called ‘better life’. Thousands more are crossing into Malta and Italy, while a lot more attempt to make the journey through the Desert of Sahara. This journey that is no more no less than a New Slavery System is taking the lives of Africans at a much faster rate than even the old chain-bounded slavery system. It is quite unfortunate, totally shameful and disgraceful that a continent like Africa, so richly endowed with both human and natural resources, has now become the parasites of the 21st century. It is indeed a curse on the continent that African youth now prefer to pay into foreign slavery, rather than living in freedom and dignity. The time is now for us to seek atonement; the time is now for us to regain back ourselves and come back to our senses; the time is now for us to shine the light of knowledge into the shadows and darkness of ignorance; the time is now to stand-up as free Africans rather than been enslaved by foreign currencies. It is time for a change! It is time to write history once again as we break the chains and shackles of this new slavery system – which is the whole essence of this book. |
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- Dreadlock Jones and the Missing Treasures by Kami Kinard
(Putnam Juvenile, 01/06/11, Hardcover)
- Three Lives by Joe Washington
(MidMerc L.L.C/Midnight Mercury, 02/15/10, Paperback)
| For most of us, one life is enough. Imagine having three. Nicholas Gambit did. One man, three very different reasons for being. Almost graduated from University and soon to leave a Kansas City ghetto he can t wait to get away from, Nicholas is drawn into a conflict he wants no part of. His world crashing down around him, surrounded by violence, he learns he has some very special talents. Even with those talents, he finds he can t protect everyone and when the nightmare is finally over, he is consumed. He is devoid of purpose, inconsolable, lost. Upon observing how Nicholas conducts himself, and what he is capable of, agent John Wilkes devises a new purpose for him. He soon invites his protege to enlist in a program few know exists. Too emotionally drained to see that it is a mistake, Nicholas allows himself to be secreted away into a life that he thinks will give his existence meaning and pit him against those who place themselves above the law. Instead, he finds himself at war with his own principles fearful he will become the enemy he has sworn to fight. In the course of the transformation from artless college student to inconceivably skilled government operative, Nicholas finds love where it is forbidden, is made into a cold blooded murderer, and ultimately seeks out redemption by allowing another a chance to rediscover her own humanity. |
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- Tre Pound by Jordan Belcher
(Art Official Media LLC, 04/19/10, Paperback)
| The murder of an esteemed drug dealer has Levour “Tre Pound” King fighting for his life, not just in court, where he s facing life without parole, but in the unforgiving streets, where his enemies prefer to give him the death penalty. Tre Pound comes from a family of well-known hustlers, he s a hood star . Woman are his playthings; even a secret affair with his homeboy s little sister doesn’t satisfy him. He is 21 years old and believes the city belongs to the Kings. Tre Pound has swagger and the money of a businessman, he roams throughout the ghetto untouched — and in his pastime, he robs drug dealers. Not once has he used a mask. He wants his victims to know it was him. Tre Pound s exploits affect his 15-year-old cousin, Camille King. Camille hates that Tre Pound runs off all her boyfriends and fears she ll always be alone. Will she ever find love? Will Tre Pound end up behind bars or gunned down? Or will the unthinkable happen? Cross into the perilous streets of Kansas City, Missouri, and find out …… |
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- Obsessive/Obsession by Toye Brown
(Outskirts Press, 03/02/10, Paperback)
| Fixation…greed…AnticipationWho is trying to bring the family down and at what cost? The Lofton sisters had it all, money, success, and happiness. Now someone wanted a part of it. Follow the lives of the four sisters as they unite to unravel the mystery of who is stalking them. The romance and intrigue the sisters endure is captivating. The suspense will keep you on the edge of your seat; the humor will have you laughing out loud…. |
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- God Don’t Play by Mary Monroe
(Dafina, 04/01/10, Paperback)
| From Mary Monroe, beloved author of God Don’t Like Ugly and God Still Don’t Like Ugly, comes the entwined stories of two lifelong friends, their secrets and lies, and a new challenge that could destroy their relationship once and for all… With a handsome husband, a beautiful daughter, and a lovely house to come home to every night, forty-five-year-old Annette Goode finally has it all. Heaven knows she paid her dues–from a childhood filled with abuse to a rocky start as an adult. Annette’s friend Rhoda knows too, for Rhoda has been both her savior and her greatest fear. Their erratic relationship has survived some serious bumps in the road. But now that things are good, someone apparently thinks they’re a little too good… When Annette receives an anonymous–and menacing–birthday gift, it’s just the beginning of a slew of hostile letters, vicious phone calls, and vile packages from a female who is obviously disguising her voice. Gaining comfort from the support of Rhoda and Rhoda’s teenage daughter, Jade, Annette hopes that somehow the problem will go away. But when the threats extend to her little daughter, Annette realizes the situation is dire. And she’s right, for soon her tormentor reveals exactly what she wants–and how it could destroy everything Annette has built… |
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February 8, 2010
Dafina
Available 04/01/10 in Paperback
From Mary Monroe, beloved author of God Don’t Like Ugly and God Still Don’t Like Ugly, comes the entwined stories of two lifelong friends, their secrets and lies, and a new challenge that could destroy their relationship once and for all…
With a handsome husband, a beautiful daughter, and a lovely house to come home to every night, forty-five-year-old Annette Goode finally has it all. Heaven knows she paid her dues–from a childhood filled with abuse to a rocky start as an adult. Annette’s friend Rhoda knows too, for Rhoda has been both her savior and her greatest fear. Their erratic relationship has survived some serious bumps in the road. But now that things are good, someone apparently thinks they’re a little too good…
When Annette receives an anonymous–and menacing–birthday gift, it’s just the beginning of a slew of hostile letters, vicious phone calls, and vile packages from a female who is obviously disguising her voice. Gaining comfort from the support of Rhoda and Rhoda’s teenage daughter, Jade, Annette hopes that somehow the problem will go away. But when the threats extend to her little daughter, Annette realizes the situation is dire. And she’s right, for soon her tormentor reveals exactly what she wants–and how it could destroy everything Annette has built…
January 25, 2010
Severn House Publishers
Available 02/01/10 in Hardcover
The new novel from a critically acclaimed and award-winning author – When Errol “Handy” White returns to his native Los Angeles to attend the funeral of his old friend R.J. Burrow, who has been brutally murdered, a terrible secret threatens to reveal itself. Twenty-six years earlier, Handy, R.J. and O’Neal Holden pulled a heist that went horrible awry, and Handy’s been waiting for it to come back and haunt them ever since. Was the murder linked to the past? Handy knows he can’t leave until he finds out for sure.
January 11, 2010
Deep Deception (Urban Renaissance)
by Tina Brooks McKinney
Urban Books
Available 11/01/09 in Paperback
Death has a way of exposing secrets better left untold, and no one knows this better than sisters Elena and Adora Perez. They are about to find out that things aren’t always as they seem.
Elena takes a bite of forbidden fruit when she becomes romantically involved with her boss. The one-night fling leaves her pregnant with another man’s child and headed straight to divorce court.
Adora can identify with her sister as she, too, harbors a secret love that goes against their strict upbringing. After the sudden death of their mother, Adora enlists the help of her lover to unravel a decade’s worth of deceit.
Armed with letters written by their father, the sisters soon find out that deception runs deep, and their time here in America has been based on a lie. The man they once respected has become a symbol of fear with a hidden agenda, and he has no intentions of releasing them from a contract they didn’t sign.
Deep Deception demonstrates how greed and the love of money can twist perception. As the mystery unfolds, readers will be shocked by the consequences of these vices.
