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Synopsis
Certain that she will be the number one suspect in the murder when someone in the house where she is working is killed, forty-year-old domestic and reluctant sleuth Blanche White decides to uncover the real killer herself.
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Blanche, a street-smart black domestic on the run from the sheriff for passing a bad check (again), winds up cooking and caring for edgy Miz Grace, her husband Everett, her wealthy, reclusive Aunt Emmeline, and her somewhat retarded Cousin Mumsfield at their summer home in Hokeysville, North Carolina--in a quirky mystery debut that pits Blanche against a Faulknerian cast of oddballs who may be trying to kill each other off to claim a southern fortune. Did Everett murder his first wife for her money, and does he have similar plans for his second? Is Grace trying to con her feeble auntie into signing a new will discounting Mumsfield and exalting her? Does auntie have a drinking problem, or is she the sweet, old woman Mumsfield remembers? Is the sheriff blackmailing Everett or vice versa? As Blanche wrestles with these problems, including what's in the cellar of the family's winter home, she communes telepathically with Mumsfield, phones home regularly to make sure her Mama and her two kids are all right, and ties in several other murders before heading off for the peace (she hopes) of Boston. Prickly view of class-clashes, race relations, and family foibles, in a somewhat forced, folk-talk style. Primarily for southern gothic aficionados. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. One of the best fictional detectives conjured up in years, Library JournalBLANCHE ON THE LAMBarbara Neely's Smart, Sassy and Groundbreaking Crime NovelWINER OF THE AGATHA, ANTHONY & MACAVITY AWARDSBlanche 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.Blanche not only solves the crime, but exhibits familiar foibles and strengths, believes in kitchen-table wisdom, and possesses a wicked sense of humor, Ms. Magazine A quirky mystery debut that pits Blanche against a Faulknerian cast of oddballs who may be trying to kill each other off to claim a southern fortune, Kirkus ReviewsEndlessly entertaining, Publisher's WeeklyThe uproarious Blanche White, the Southern housekeeper who knows her own mind, opened doors to the nuances of black life for readers and writers alike. Barbara Neely is a trailblazer, Naomi Hirahara, Edgar Award-winning author. Seller Inventory # 00110759441
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Hardback. Condition: Good. One of the best fictional detectives conjured up in years, Library JournalBLANCHE ON THE LAMBarbara Neely's Smart, Sassy and Groundbreaking Crime NovelWINER OF THE AGATHA, ANTHONY & MACAVITY AWARDSBlanche 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.Blanche not only solves the crime, but exhibits familiar foibles and strengths, believes in kitchen-table wisdom, and possesses a wicked sense of humor, Ms. Magazine A quirky mystery debut that pits Blanche against a Faulknerian cast of oddballs who may be trying to kill each other off to claim a southern fortune, Kirkus ReviewsEndlessly entertaining, Publisher's WeeklyThe uproarious Blanche White, the Southern housekeeper who knows her own mind, opened doors to the nuances of black life for readers and writers alike. Barbara Neely is a trailblazer, Naomi Hirahara, Edgar Award-winning author. Seller Inventory # CIN0312069081G
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Blanche on the Lam
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ISBN 10: 0312069081
ISBN 13: 9780312069087
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Blanche on the Lam: A Mystery
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St. Martin's Press, New York, 1992
ISBN 10: 0312069081
ISBN 13: 9780312069087
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 6" x 8". 180 pages of excellent text. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. Blanche White is a savvy, sassy black housekeeper on the lam for writing some bad checks. She ends up working for a quirky family in the country. Things are not what they seem there, and when people start dying under strange circumstances, Blanche is on the case. A very clean copy with no alien markings of any kind. Each book is carefully packed for shipment to ensure safe and secure delivery. Seller Inventory # 000038