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. Second semester, November 7 December 19th.

A son returns and finds his beloved sister. The Black Veil by Rick Moody Invisible by Paul Auster (Harlem Redux or Black Orchid Bluesby Persia Walker optional) II. Set during the glittering Harlem Renaissance, HARLEM REDUX, is a sophisticated thriller that also explores race and class issues within 1920s' New York. David McKay, a handsome civil rights attorney, tries to uncover the truth behind his sister's death. A murder mystery set among the black bourgeoisie, it is also the heady tale of a bygone era compelling family intrigue and a full, vibrant portrait of that storied era when Harlem’s pulse was the rhythm of black America. The mysteries take a sidebar to the vivid descriptions of the era through the price of active involvement in a good cause on ones personal life. |a New York, NY : |b Akashic Books, |c c2011. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Harlem Redux. HARLEM REDUX is a powerful historical fiction focusing on the life of African-Americans in the 1920s. |a Black orchid blues / |c by Persia Walker. HARLEM REDUX by Persia Walker Simon & Schuster, June 2002 311 pages 23.00 ISBN: 0743224973 Buy in the UK Buy in Canada This first novel takes the reader into the heart of Harlem and black culture and society during the 1920s.

Harlem Redux by Persia Walker