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Official website of new york crime fiction favorite persia walker, author of both contemporary and historical mysteries, including jazz age hit black orchid blues. Black orchid blues by persia walker speaking of akashic books, i recently went to a party for them at greenlight bookstore in brooklyn and had the pleasure of hearing persia walker read from her book. This tale of a singers kidnapping in 1920s harlem is the best kind of historical mystery lee child. Black orchid blues ebook by persia walker rakuten kobo. Unwind with a glass of wine or cocktail with your meal. Queeniejunior is an impersonator in a new york high. Black orchid blues by persia walker lanie price, a 1920s harlem society columnist, witnesses the brutal nightclub kidnapping of the black orchid, a sultry, seductive singer with a. Past events the independent book club washington, dc. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Black orchid blues persia walker this is the third book in a series and it is a wonderful historical and gritty mystery about the harlem renaissance in the 1920s. We halfwatch our whereabouts, the newness of remnants weve no. Published march 22nd 2011 by akashic books first published february 9th 2011. Persia walker is the author of the 1920s jazz age novels harlem redux, which the boston globe called a full, vibrant portrait of that storied era when harlems pulse was the rhythm of black america.
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Written by persia walker, audiobook narrated by marti dumas. Black orchid blues by persia walker overdrive rakuten. Black orchid blues works as a study of class and race, plus the debilitating effects of grief, the question of identity and the farreaching impact of family secrets. Read black orchid blues by persia walker available from rakuten kobo. Black orchid blues lanie price, book 2 by persia walker.
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