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All I Did Was Shoot My Man (Leonid McGill Mystery)
All I Did Was Shoot My Man (Leonid McGill Mystery)
by Walter Mosley
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In the latest and most surprising novel in the bestselling Leonid McGill series, Leonid finds himself caught between his sins of the past and an all-too-vivid present. Seven years ago, Zella Grisham came home to find her man, Harry Tangelo, in bed with... (read more)

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Dark Side of Valor
Dark Side of Valor
by Alicia M. Singleton
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A child advocate and a mercenary must work together to overcome their past losses and save both of their lives and hearts.   Lelia Freeman created a life for herself after growing up homeless on the streets of Los Angeles. When the horror has... (read more)

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Playing in the Dark: The Emptiness Love Brings
Playing in the Dark: The Emptiness Love Brings
by David Rivera, Jr.
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Chemah Rivers is back in an all-new erotic roller coaster of a story—the final book in a captivating trilogy filled with mystery and heart-stopping drama. When a serial killer is suspected in a string of deaths, investigator Chemah Rivers... (read more)

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The Plot Against Hip Hop
The Plot Against Hip Hop
by Nelson George
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"George is an ace at interlacing the real dramas of the world . . . the book's slim length and flyweight depth could make it an artifact of this particular zeitgeist in American history. Playas and haters and celebrity cameos fuel a novel that is... (read more)

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Black Water Rising
Black Water Rising
by Attica Locke
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Jay Porter has long since made peace with not living the American Dream. He runs his fledgling law practice out of a dingy Houston strip mall—where his most promising client is a low-rent call girl—and he's determined to leave the sins of his... (read more)

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The Secrets of Newberry
The Secrets of Newberry
by Victor Mcglothin
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Two lifelong friends are about to discover the hard side of life in The Big Easy after a heinous crime is committed . . . THE SECRETS OF NEWBERRY 1950s New Orleans couldn't be sweeter for Ivory Bones Arcineaux and Hampton Bynote. Friends since meeting at... (read more)

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L.A. Blues
L.A. Blues
by Maxine Thompson
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Private detective "Z" Saldano finds herself in deep trouble when she investigates the murder of her foster mother's grandson.... (read more)

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Black Orchid Blues
Black Orchid Blues
by Persia Walker
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"Walker's exuberant third Harlem Renaissance mystery [is a] dark, sexy novel." --Publishers Weekly "[T]he tale is strengthened by plenty of period detail and a fine feel for both the gay underworld of Harlem in the 1920s and the sociopsychological... (read more)

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Keeping Secrets, Telling Lies
Keeping Secrets, Telling Lies
by Nishawnda Ellis
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Shaniece Turner--a liar, murderer and master manipulator--finds her happily ever after with Detective Mark Anderton threatened by the man she framed for her cousin's murder, forcing her to take deadly action once again. Original.... (read more)

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Beneath the Surface
Beneath the Surface
by Roy Glenn
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Now that he has taken care of all of the people responsible for the murder of his wife Cassandra, Mike Black faces his toughest opponent: Carmen Taylor; an old girl friend who has recently returned to the city. Carmen is an entertainment reporter for a... (read more)

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Obsessed
Obsessed
by Devon Scott
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When Michael and Kennedy, the envy of their tight circle of friends, begin receiving threatening phone calls and emails, they find their once rock-solid marriage slowly unraveling as an unknown enemy reveals an intimate secret. Original.... (read more)

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From Cape Town with Love (Tennyson Hardwick Novels)
From Cape Town with Love (Tennyson Hardwick Novels)
by Blair Underwood
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THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS OF CASANEGRA AND IN THE NIGHT OF THE HEAT TEAM UP FOR A THIRD TIME TO PRESENT FROM CAPE TOWN WITH LOVE, A TENNYSON HARDWICK NOVEL.Actor-turned-detective Tennyson Hardwick has solved two high-profile deaths in Hollywood, but... (read more)

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From Cape Town with Love (Tennyson Hardwick Novels)
From Cape Town with Love (Tennyson Hardwick Novels)
by Blair Underwood
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THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS OF CASANEGRA AND IN THE NIGHT OF THE HEAT TEAM UP FOR A THIRD TIME TO PRESENT FROM CAPE TOWN WITH LOVE, A TENNYSON HARDWICK NOVEL. Actor-turned-detective Tennyson Hardwick has solved two high-profile deaths in Hollywood, but... (read more)

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T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E.
T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E.
by Sanyika Shakur
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The follow up to his best-selling memoirMonster, Sanyika ShakursT.H.U.G. L.I.F.E.is a vicious, heart-wrenching and true-to-life novel about an LA gang member that masterfully captures the violence and depravity of gang life. Shakurs protagonist is... (read more)

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Shattered Trust
Shattered Trust
by Leslie Esdaile Banks
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Ensconced in a luxurious villa in the Cayman Islands, newlyweds Laura and James have retired from the business of ridding the world--and their lives--of violence and deceit. But they can't shake the feeling that trouble isn't far behind, and when they... (read more)

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One Dead Preacher
One Dead Preacher
by Tony Lindsay
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Smooth operator and security CEO David Price sets out to protect the sexy, smart, and saucy Sugar Owens from her husband, who happens to be a powerful religious leader. But Sugar may not be as sweet and innocent as she appears. And when the preacher... (read more)

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Cry Me a River
Cry Me a River
by Ernest Hill
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An absentee father from a no good family, Tyrone Stokes was imprisoned for shooting a man in a convenience store. His wife, Pauline, saw her chance to end their marriage and raise their son, Marcus, on her own. Now Tyrone has returned to Brownsville... (read more)

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Life Knows No Bounds: "1 Who Luvs U More"
Life Knows No Bounds: "1 Who Luvs U More"
by Andrea Clinton
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Alisa is a money grubbing gold digger at 20 who sashays through her days wearing this title like a tiara. She follows the steps of her mentor and basks in the glory of using men for gifts and money. At least, until she stumbles upon Omar...... (read more)

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Alibi
Alibi
by Teri Woods
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A hardcover debut by the best-selling author of the True to the Game series finds a Philadelphia drug lord's associate taking out two robbers who attempted to pilfer a stash house before fleeing with the drugs himself, a situation that forces him to... (read more)

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Street Judge
Street Judge
by Greg Mathis
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From the author of his truly candid memoir, Inner City Miracle, comes the fast-paced thriller—now available in paperback—about a judge who is caught up in a gritty case involving a brutal murder that no one else seems to care about... (read more)

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