Let's Read Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia

Let's get together and discuss Dead Dead Girls, A Harlem Renaissance Mystery #1! I found this browsing the library and the blurb on the back sounded too good to pass up.

Description:

Following a harrowing kidnapping ordeal when she was in her teens, Louise is doing everything she can to maintain a normal life. She’s succeeding, too. She spends her days working at Maggie’s Café and her nights at the Zodiac, Harlem’s hottest speakeasy. Louise’s friends, especially her girlfriend, Rosa Maria Moreno, might say she’s running from her past and the notoriety that still stalks her, but don’t tell her that.

When a girl turns up dead in front of the café, Louise is forced to confront something she’s been trying to ignore—two other local Black girls have been murdered in the past few weeks. After an altercation with a police officer gets her arrested, Louise is given an ultimatum: She can either help solve the case or wind up in a jail cell. Louise has no choice but to investigate and soon finds herself toe-to-toe with a murderous mastermind hell-bent on taking more lives, maybe even her own....

Let's plan to meet at Cups and Crumbs in Old Town Orcutt at 12:00 on Saturday, December 6. There's a covered patio in back, and I'll get there early to grab a table for us. I'll also post in the chat where I'm sitting and what I'm wearing so you'll know how to find me.

I hope to see people at this event and look forward to reading the book!