Blanche on the Lam
Barbara Neely

Blanche White #1
Brash Books
September 2014
On Sale: September 2, 2014
Featuring: Blanche White
304 pages
ISBN:
Kindle: B00KBCHOQ0
e-Book (reprint)
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Mystery Amateur Sleuth | Multicultural Mystery | Multicultural African-American

Barbara Neely’s Smart, Sassy and Groundbreaking Crime Novel WINNER OF THE AGATHA, ANTHONY & MACAVITY AWARDS

Blanche White is a plump, feisty, middle-aged African-American housekeeper working for the genteel rich in North Carolina. But when an employer stiffs her, and her checks bounce, she goes on the lam, hiding out as a maid for a wealthy family at their summer home. That plan goes awry when there’s a murder and Blanche becomes the prime suspect. So she’s forced to use her savvy, her sharp wit, and her old-girl network of domestic workers to discover the truth and save her own skin. Along the way, she lays bare the quirks of southern society with humor, irony, and a biting commentary that makes her one of the most memorable and original characters ever to appear in mystery fiction.