Murder in the Hamptons (Zane Presents) [Paperback]

Danita Carter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 8, 2010 | Series: Zane Presents

Murder in the Hamptons intersects the worlds of music, money, and murder. A clash between the classes is played out in the Hamptons, when a rapper moves into an elite community with his unruly crew.

The residents of Coco Beach, a private enclave tucked away in the Hamptons, are a hoity-toity bunch. Black society snobs with roots in Sag Harbor that run generations deep. So imagine how incensed the locals become when their tranquil summer getaway is infringed upon by TuSmArt, a rapper with money, but without the necessary pedigree to fit into this upper-crust community.

When a body is found floating face down at TuSmArt’s yacht party, the police waste no time swarming in to find the killer. The snooty locals rejoice, automatically assuming that now the police will rid the area of the unwanted inhabitants. However, their victory song is cut short when one of the most prominent residents of Coco Beach is implicated in the murder.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Strebor Books; Original edition (June 8, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593092520
• ISBN-13: 978-1593092528
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,054,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Danita Carter has enjoyed a successful career on Wall Street, while working for some of New York's leading firms. She also designs one of a kind fine jewelry for private clients and celebrities. Her designs have won acclaim in the States and Europe. Danita has been featured among America's Who's Who, and was a guest panelist at The Meet the Authors event, sponsored by The Trumpet Awards. She was recently invited to participate in the first annual Great Midwest Book Fest, sponsored by Urban Review, as well as The Black Expo in St. Louis, with such noted authors as Terry McMillan and Victoria Rowell.

Having had a creative spirit her entire life, Danita finally gave into the writing bug, and penned her first co-written novel Revenge is Best Served Cold, which was published in 2001 by NAL. While still writing adult-themed novels, Danita has entered into the Young Adult arena with Peer Pleasure, a multi-cultural story set in New York which chronicles the lives of six colorful teens as they navigate their way through young-adulthood and the challenges along the way. Peer Pleasure, which was acquired by Zane's Strebor Books International, a division of Simon and Schuster, is listed as one of AOL's Black Voices top Summer reads!

Danita has written and co-written five novels. Slated to be released in June of 2010 is her first romantic/mystery entitled Murder in the Hamptons, a griping story of money, murder and marriage gone awry! Currently, Danita is working on several projects, one of which is the sequel to Peer Pleasure.

A native of Chicago, Danita splits her time between the Big Apple and the Windy City. Visit her at www.danitacarter.com

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Police Procedural, August 1, 2010

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Edie Dykeman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder in the Hamptons (Zane Presents) (Paperback)

Donovan Smart, aka TuSmArt, a self-made millionaire rapper, wanted to fit in with the residents of Coco Beach, a snooty private enclave in the Hamptons. They, obviously, did not want him in their midst. He threw a party hoping for their acceptance. Unfortunately, his plans went awry when the body of a young woman from the party was found floating in the harbor.

Detective Theo Pratt soon realized she had her hands full. New to the area, she was not familiar with the main players or their pecking order. Detective Pratt was surprised how brilliant the rapper was, and that his decision to pursue music came after receiving multiple scholarship offers to attend Ivy League schools. He had wanted the party to be his acceptance into life in the Hamptons.

Murder in the Hamptons is the latest offering by Danita Carter who takes a look at people who come out of two very different worlds. On the one hand, there is an extended family from the Brooklyn projects that have now come into a totally different lifestyle of opulence and money, and the other that is born of old money from generations ago.

Carter takes a serious look at how the members of each respond to the unfortunate circumstances that brought them together. She also examines whether money can buy social status, or whether having old money automatically determines someone has class.

Murder in the Hamptons provides plenty of thrills and surprising twists as Detective Pratt faces her own challenges as she tracks down the killer. Danita Carter fans will enjoy this fast-paced police procedural.

Murder in the Hamptons (Zane Presents)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Okay Read, July 27, 2010

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S. Colbert "Book Lover" (California) - See all my reviews
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This was an okay read not what I expected but enjoyable. It was a little slow for my taste.

4.0 out of 5 stars twisted, March 4, 2011

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Carla Pittman (HAMPTON, VA, US) - See all my reviews
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I like books that keep you going with mystery and drama. Right when you think you had it figured out it took your around another corner so you had to pay close attention. Good read.