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  • Blanche Among the Talented Tenth

  • Blanche White Series, Book 2
  • Written by: Barbara Neely
  • Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
  • Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Blanche Among the Talented Tenth

Written by: Barbara Neely
Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
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Publisher's Summary

The second, ground-breaking mystery featuring African-American maid and amateur sleuth Blanche White by Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Award-winning author Barbara Neely.

When Blanche White moved north to Boston, she believed it would be a better place to raise her kids, especially after she got them into an elite private school. But now her children are becoming elitist and judgmental, acquiring more attitude than education. So when she and her kids are invited to Amber Cove, an exclusive resort in Maine for wealthy blacks, Blanche jumps at the chance to see how the other half lives and maybe stop her kids turning into people she doesn't want to know. When one of the guests kills himself, and another is electrocuted in her bathtub, Blanche becomes an accidental detective once again, using her sharp wit and keen social insight to peel back some disturbing color and class distinctions within the black community that may have driven someone to murder.
©2014 Barbara Neely (P)2019 Tantor
Women Sleuths Cozy Literature & Fiction Cozy Mysteries
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  • 2020-12-03

good reader, but not a good story

Frenkly, I didn't liked the story at all. Although the narrator was excellent ! !

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Entertaining

Narration was great, story was good. I was able to foresee what was coming at the end, however I enjoyed the book.
I love the description and explanations of African American struggles and their reality.

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Excellent Series

I was getting tired of young and thin protagonists in detective stories. Blanche is such a refreshing change, just like Mma Ramotswe. There is something deeply warm and kind about these books, and the stories are so engaging. I am very grateful for this series.

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