I Found This Great Book
Dedicated to the discovery and promotion of mysteries and classic literature by Black authors. Episodes include featured mysteries, interviews, and discussions of books and short stories.
Episodes
In this episode I discuss the second book in Angela Henry's Xavier Knight series, Knight's Shade.
I also discuss three new books I recently added to my directory of crime fiction by Black authors.
Finally, I discuss why the podcast has been on such a long pause and what are my plans for the podcast in the future.
You can find all the books discussed and more here:
https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/podcast-episode/knights-shade-a...
For the second time, I have had the honor to interview award winning mystery author Tracy Clark. We talk about the first book in her new Detective Harriet Foster mystery series, "Hide".
Tracy provides some great insights into the creation of her new sleuth, Harriet Foster. Listen to this interview to find out why Ms. Clark gave her sleuth three incredible heavy burdens to carry while she attempts to hunt down a serial killer who is...
Fay Snowden's Website: Noir mystery writer | Faye Snowden
I had the immense pleasure to talk with mystery author Faye Snowden. Her latest book is “A Killing Rain” and features her sleuth, Raven Burns. “A Killing Rain” is the second book in the Raven Burns series of mysteries.
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My final discussion of the novels by Jessie Redmon Fauset is with Tonia Ransom from The Nightlight Podcast. We dig deep into Fauset’s novel “Comedy: American Style”. This novel explores the desires of a family matriarch’s commitment to passing for white and the effect it has on her children. Faucet presents the dynamics of passing from several different perspectives. Tonia’s deep and personal views on the story are a delight to he...
A Conversation with Mystery Author Nicole Glover - I Found This Great Book
Nicole Glovers books “The Conductors” and “The Undertakers” are historical mystery set in post civil war Philidelphia. The sleuths Hetty and Benjy solve murder mysteries with magic.
We Discuss:
- 03:00 – Nicole discusses her motivation for ...
Alverne Ball
Author of the Frank Calhoun police procedurals series
- Only the Holy Remain
- Blue Religion
And the New Graphic Novel – “Across the Tracks: Remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre and Black Wall Street”
We discuss
Alverne’s sleuth Frank Calhoun who has some heavy demons he is fighting. Alverne provides ...
Dani and Mollie from the Black Chick Lit podcast join me to discuss Jessie Redmon Fauset's third novel, "The Chinaberry Tree". A fascinating novel that explores the lives of three black women in a small suburban town in early 1900s New Jersey. The novel explores their desire for respectability and security through marriage. But a family secret lingers in the background of their lives and threatens to disrupt all their dreams.
In th...
The Shoemaker Murder can be found in the anthology “Spooks, Spies, and Private Eyes” edited by Paula L. Woods. A collection of mystery, crime, and suspense fiction by Black authors. You can purchase you own copy of this anthology by going to www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/145.
The Shoemaker Murder is a locked room mystery set in Harlem in the early 1900s. Johnson, the shoemaker, lies dead on his shop floor. He was hit brutally in the ...
In this short story, Hurston features the trail of Laura Lee Kimble and her fight for justice. We also learn of a lifelong friendship between two women.
Featured mystery author Teddy Hayes. Creator of the Devil Barnett Detective Mystery Series.
Teddy Hayes - Black Mystery Authors - I Found This Great Book
The first in a series of short stories I will feature.
I discuss "Since You Went Away" by Frankie Y Bailey. A locked room style mystery set on a train going from New Orleans to Chicago in 1946.
My discussion of the Hurston short story Hurricane. This short story from the "Complete Stories" collection is an excerpt from Hurston's novel "Thier Eyes Were Watching God"
You can listen to all my discussions of Hurston's short stories at
https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/zora
I feature mystery author Jake Lamar. Author of the American Mysteries in Paris series.
I am joined by Alicia – The Pretty Brown Eye Reader to discuss “Plum Bun” by Jessie Redmon Fauset. We have an in-depth discussion of Faucet’s story which explores the life changing consequences for a Black woman, Angela, and her sister, Virginia, when Angela decides to pass for white.
My discussion of Zora Neale Hurston's short story, "High John De Conquer." A story written as a gift of hope to the United States during the challenging times of World War II.
Featuring mystery author Solomon Jones. He writes thrilling amateur sleuth and police procedurals.
Check out his book at:
https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/136
https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/138
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https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/135
We discussed:
01:25 – Nekesa shares why she selected 1920s Harlem as the setting for her mystery
03:03 – We learn how Nekesa's sleuth Louise Lloyd was created
06:22 – We talk about how the reader will gain a new insight into Harlem an...
Published in 1942 in The American Mercury
The original version of this story is titled “Now You Cookin’ with Gas
Includes a “Glossary of Harlem Slang” which was originally call “Harlem Slanguage
https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/zora
The narrator begins telling us about Jelly. A young man who is a pimp. Now in 1942 the team pimp did not mean what it means today. A pimp in this story was a man who lived off the kindness of women d...
This week's featured mystery author is Alexia Gordon.
The author of the Gethsemane Brown Mysteries.
https://www.ifoundthisgreatbook.com/133
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