Blanche on the Lam (Crime, Penguin)
by:
Barbara Neely (author)
Blanche White lends a refreshing African-American, female twist to the mystery tradition, as she turns from domestic worker to insightful--if reluctant--sleuth. A middle-aged housekeeper with a strong sense of humor, Blanche becomes an unlikely yet ingenious sleuth when murder disrupts the...
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Blanche White lends a refreshing African-American, female twist to the mystery tradition, as she turns from domestic worker to insightful--if reluctant--sleuth. A middle-aged housekeeper with a strong sense of humor, Blanche becomes an unlikely yet ingenious sleuth when murder disrupts the wealthy household of her employers.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140174397 (0140174397)
ASIN: 0140174397
Publish date: 1993-02-01
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
I first read this book 20 years ago and I feel it holds up well over time. Blanche White is a woman struggling to keep her life together, raising her sisiter's kids, working as a maid, and avoiding a 30 day trip to jail by "going on the lam". She's a great no-nonsense character who gets herself into...
Blanche is such a practical sleuth, in ways that most aren't. And she's funny.
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