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Author
Series
Blanche White mysteries volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1994.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
232 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
On the surface a murder story, this is a study of discrimination within the colored community by light-skinned blacks against dark-skinned blacks. The protagonist is Blanche White, a Boston maid holidaying with her children in the rich, all-black community of Maine's Amber Cove. While there, a murder occurs and she turns PI.
Author
Series
Blanche White mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
Blanche White is a plump, feisty, middle-aged African-American housekeeper working for the genteel rich in North Carolina. But when an employer stiffs her, and her checks bounce, she goes on the lam, hiding out as a maid for a wealthy family at their summer home. That plan goes awry when there's a murder and Blanche becomes the prime suspect. So she's forced to use her savvy, her sharp wit, and her old-girl network of domestic workers to discover...
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