| Management number | 238841039 | Release Date | 2026/07/11 | List Price | $10.80 | Model Number | 238841039 | ||
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<b>The thrilling second novel in this Harlem Renaissance-set mystery series finds Harriet Stone, a liberated, educated, Black woman confronting Prohibition-era gangsters and dangerous rivals in a tale that takes an unexpected turn.</b> <p>Harriet is settling into her new life in Harlem since her inheritance of her late cousin's brownstone-turned-boarding house. She has also found a new boarder, Ida Coles, who is becoming a mentor for Lovey, Harriet's bi-racial adopted sister. Harriet has earned her private investigator's license, a rare feat for a woman of any color. Her first clients are Porter Grant and Mildred Webster, a wealthy brother and sister from Philadelphia staying at the Hotel Olga, a fancy hotel for Harlem luminaries. </p><p>The couple are searching for Millicent Webster, Mildred's daughter, who has disappeared into Harlem with a friend of dubious character. They claim "little Millie" is in danger, but their behavior is suspicious, and before Harriet knows it, she is caught in a web of family dysfunction, deadly corruption, and threatening characters whose lives are marked by murder and money. </p><p>When a killer viciously strikes twice, Harriet knows she's entered a dangerous world in which "little Millie" could be either perpetrator or killer--and where she herself could end up the victim.</p>
| Book format | Hardcover |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Fiction |
| Genre | Literature & Fiction |
| Publication date | January, 2027 |
| Pages | 336 |
| Subgenre | Mystery & Detective |
| Series title | A Harriet Stone Mystery |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Kensington Publishing Corporation |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Awards won | Excellence in Adult Fiction Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, National Association of Black Journalists Griot Award, Amigirls Book Club Author of the Year, Literary Beacon Award from the national Go On Girls Book Club |
| Is collectible | N |
| Character | Harriet Stone, Ida Coles, Lovey, Porter Grant, Mildred Webster, Millicent Webster |
| Binding type | Case Binding |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 5.50 x 6.00 x 8.25 in |
| Assembled product weight | 1.25 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Fiction |
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