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Guide Me Home by Attica Locke
In the final novel in the “timely and evocative” (NPR) Highway 59 trilogy, from Edgar Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Attica Locke, Darren Matthews is pulled out of an early retirement to investigate the disappearance of a Black college student from an all-white sorority and soon finds nothing is as it seems...
The Student by Tanisha Stewart
Dive into the mind of a disturbingly troubled college student in this pulse pounding psychological thriller by the bestselling author of Everybody Ain't Your Friend and The Quiet Ones series...
#CurrentlyUntitled by Tia Love
Every lesson warned against him, but the heart writes its own rules...
Suri: Donovan Dynasty, Book 5 by A.C. Arthur
Accept the unexpected…
Dear Vicky by Octavia Grant
Delusional /dəˈlo͞oZH(ə)nəl/ (adjective) - characterized by or holding false beliefs or judgments about external reality that are held despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, typically as a symptom of a mental condition…
Jackal by Erin E. Adams
Liz Rocher is coming home . . . reluctantly. As a Black woman, Liz doesn’t exactly have fond memories of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a predominantly white town…
Dark Dreams edited by Brandon Massey
With heart-stopping stories by Zane, Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes, Joy M. Copeland, Robert Fleming, Terence Taylor, Francine Lewis…
All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby
A small town crime thriller done right!
Ridge by A.C. Arthur
Talaya Richmond is content with her life as a social worker in London, where nobody knows her father was a notorious serial killer. The notion that nefarious tendencies could be passed via DNA still haunts her, but she’s determined to build a new life, one where pain and despair are distant memories…
The Landlord by Brandon Massey
This story will make you think twice about signing your next lease.
Black Noir (Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction by African-American Writers) by Robert Greer, Chester Himes, Walter Mosley, et al
Some of the best-known and most influential pieces of crime fiction have been from African American writers…
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris
Everyone has something to hide....
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele
A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them…
Jane Doe Black by Nia Forrester
She dedicated her life to working for the justice system, but when she needed it most, it didn’t work for her…
The Middle Eight by Roberta Stiger Taylor
After scoring the interview of a lifetime, blogger Harper Woodson navigates the spotty memory of a soul legend suffering from dementia. What starts as another biopic chronicling the singer’s successful career quickly morphs into a backstory filled with subterfuge.
Jedidiah's Crowning Glory: Crowne Legacy, Book 3 by Sherelle Green
Ever experience lust at first sight and know the person is wrong for you in every way?
A Fatal Glow: An Odessa Jones Mystery, Book 2 by Valerie Wilson Wesley
Sometimes even good luck can mean bad fortune. For Odessa Jones—reluctant psychic, part-time caterer, full-time realtor—an elegant affair turned deadly threatens her reputation, and her life . . .
Smoke: The Enigma Series, Book 1 by Aja
Mystery, crime, and grit surrounded his family, often bringing power-hungry enemies right to his doorstep. Never one to back down from any opposition, he often stood victorious. But this new threat is something different and not at all one he is prepared for until an old love comes to save him.
Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb
A gripping thriller from the celebrated author of book club favorite The Violin Conspiracy: Music professor Bern Hendricks discovers a shocking secret about the most famous American composer of all time—his music may have been stolen from a Black Jazz Age prodigy named Josephine Reed. Determined to uncover the truth that a powerful organization wants to keep hidden, Bern will stop at nothing to right history's wrongs and give Josephine the recognition she deserves.
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
Avery Keene, a brilliant young law clerk for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, is doing her best to hold her life together - excelling in an arduous job with the court while also dealing with a troubled family…