Her silken voice suits the story so well!īeth, employed by Mrs.
The packaging itself is very retro and the Cd\s are made to look like vinyl records which is original and down right cool!Īnd finally but not least the narration of this story is great, Marti Dumas' voice conveys such emotion and helps the listener to see the author's vision. I did have issues with the original version of this book that I received, half the Cd's were either blank or damaged, but when I addressed the issue I received a MP3 version within hours and was very glad to have a full copy because missing out on the piece of the story was quite disappointing.
As the story progresses you get an original insight into the life of a Black woman in the 1920's in a male driven world. Laney Price discovers more in a few days than the police had in the previous years, she gets too close for comfort and endangers herself. The reporter who covered the case is approached by the woman's sister and has renewed her vigar to uncover the truth years later after the trail has grown cold. This 1920's murder mystery takes place in New York city in Harlem during winter, when a young African American musically talented single mother goes missing and the police refuse to investigate her disappearance until it is linked to a jewel heist at her two-timed widowed beinfactor's home. |y .I won this book on CD during a Goodreads give away.
Just what does the kidnapper want-and how many people is he willing to kill to get it?" - Publisher. After a gruesome package arrives at Price's doorstep, the questions change. When hours pass without a word from the kidnapper, puzzlement grows as to his motive. |a "Lanie Price, a 1920s Harlem society columnist, witnesses the brutal nightclub kidnapping of the "Black Orchid," a sultry, seductive singer with a mysterious past. |a New York, NY : |b Akashic Books, |c c2011. |a Black orchid blues / |c by Persia Walker.
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