She designed and directed the first community-based corrections facility for women in Pennsylvania and was the director of Women for Economic Justice, a Boston-based women's advocacy organization. The books in the series are:īarbara Neely is a lifelong activist. Blanche is the classic amateur detective who is often the smartest person in the room who everyone overlooks and underestimates.īarbara Neely's four books in this wonderful series will easily feed your need for a good cozy / amateur sleuth mystery. Plus, Blanche must deal with other difficult issues and on top of all that, she must help solve a murder. Blanche lives in a world where safety and meeting your basic needs is always a challenging trek. Set in a time when the main work that was available for black people and especially black women was to work as domestic servants. Her series features Blanche White, a smart and brave black woman who works as a maid who takes on the role of amateur detective to solve murders that occur in the homes she is working in.
True to her spirit, when she heard that she won the award she said: “MWA Grand Master! I hope this doesn't mean I have to relinquish my position as Empress Regnant of the Multiverse.”īarbara Neely is the author of the Blanche White mystery series.
I am so happy she was able to receive the Mystery Writers of America's 2020 Grand Master Award before her death. We lost a great woman and artist, but we are blessed by her works. Sadly, Barbara Neely passed away in early March 2020.
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