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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...
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…
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....
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.
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…
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
Growing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray McMillian’s life is already mapped out. But Ray has a gift and a dream—he’s determined to become a world-class professional violinist, and nothing will stand in his way.
The Wife Before by Shanora Williams
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shanora Williams weaves an insidiously sexy, twist-filled novel in which a new bride’s fairytale marriage fast becomes a nightmare of secrets.…
How It Ends by Rachel Howzell Hall
For fans of Lisa Unger and Shalini Boland comes a propulsive short thriller about a mysterious attack and a young woman who must uncover the truth to protect herself.
They Can't Take Your Name by Robert Justice
Langston Brown is running out of time and options for clearing his name and escaping death row. Wrongfully convicted of the gruesome Mother's Day Massacre, he prepares to face his death.
The Perfect Mistress by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
The daughter of an adulterous father deals with the long-rippling effects of his actions in her own love life in this emotionally powerful novel by award-winning and national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley.