Chosen People (Alex Powell Novels) by Karen G. Bates  (5)
$11.01
|
Inner City Blues (Fawcett Book) by Paula L. Woods  (14)
$7.99
|
The Company You Keep (A Kendra Clayton Novel) by Angela Henry (19)
$6.99
|
Monkeewrench by P. J. Tracy (128)
|
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (The Best American Series) by Otto Penzler (9)
$12.21
|
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but millions of other items are. Join Amazon Prime today. Already a member? Sign in.
|
|||||||||||||
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
This upbeat debut novel, despite a somewhat sluggish beginning, provides a fascinating look into the world of African-American journalism from the perspective of a most appealing heroine, L.A. newspaper columnist Alex Powell. Alex and her best friend, Signe "Magnolia Mouth" Tucker, are attending the annual National Association of Black Journalists conference at a swank hotel "on the critically Caucasian Westside," when Everett "Ev" Carson, a magazine publisher with a reputation for the ladies and for always being late, fails to show up to receive the Journalist of the Year award. Accompanied by Paul Butler, an old friend of Ev's and a syndicated New York Times columnist, Alex heads to Ev's room, where they find the tycoon undressed, lying in bed with a smile on his face and dead as can be. Recruited by an LAPD detective to conduct a behind-the-scenes investigation, Alex and Paul set out on a trail that leads them to D.C., Martha's Vineyard and Manhattan, where they uncover secrets of past sins, romances and a brewing upset in the publishing arena. They also realize that they too may be targets for murder. A contributing columnist to the Los Angeles Times and an NPR commentator, Bates combines a firsthand knowledge of the journalism field, an easygoing style, a cast of well-developed characters and just the right spark of humor in a fun, suspenseful novel that will leave readers eagerly looking forward to the next installment. (July 10)Forecast: With a six-city tour and a well-connected author Bates is also a correspondent for People magazine this novel should get plenty of media attention.
From Booklist
When a prominent but unpopular black magazine publisher is killed at the annual National Association of Black Journalists conference, there are plenty of directions for fingers to point--mostly at the spurned women and competing publishers that the victim has infuriated over the years. Alex Powell, a reporter familiar with many of the relevant players, is recruited along with a male acquaintance to help police with the case. Bates, a journalist herself, sets her first novel in a slew of glamorous hotels, glitzy restaurants, and posh office suites from Martha's Vineyard to Los Angeles. A bottle of champagne seems always at the ready as the victim's life is dissected by various members of, as one character calls it, the "black bougie-woogie." The incessant cataloging of the impressive possessions, connections, and wardrobes of all and sundry is tiresome, but the characters themselves are well developed, and the dialogue is very smoothly written. Alex, despite her preoccupation with the material world, is a likable, smart-ass heroine, and readers will smile when she gets her villain--and her man--in the end. Carrie Bissey
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
See all Editorial Reviews
This upbeat debut novel, despite a somewhat sluggish beginning, provides a fascinating look into the world of African-American journalism from the perspective of a most appealing heroine, L.A. newspaper columnist Alex Powell. Alex and her best friend, Signe "Magnolia Mouth" Tucker, are attending the annual National Association of Black Journalists conference at a swank hotel "on the critically Caucasian Westside," when Everett "Ev" Carson, a magazine publisher with a reputation for the ladies and for always being late, fails to show up to receive the Journalist of the Year award. Accompanied by Paul Butler, an old friend of Ev's and a syndicated New York Times columnist, Alex heads to Ev's room, where they find the tycoon undressed, lying in bed with a smile on his face and dead as can be. Recruited by an LAPD detective to conduct a behind-the-scenes investigation, Alex and Paul set out on a trail that leads them to D.C., Martha's Vineyard and Manhattan, where they uncover secrets of past sins, romances and a brewing upset in the publishing arena. They also realize that they too may be targets for murder. A contributing columnist to the Los Angeles Times and an NPR commentator, Bates combines a firsthand knowledge of the journalism field, an easygoing style, a cast of well-developed characters and just the right spark of humor in a fun, suspenseful novel that will leave readers eagerly looking forward to the next installment. (July 10)Forecast: With a six-city tour and a well-connected author Bates is also a correspondent for People magazine this novel should get plenty of media attention.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
When a prominent but unpopular black magazine publisher is killed at the annual National Association of Black Journalists conference, there are plenty of directions for fingers to point--mostly at the spurned women and competing publishers that the victim has infuriated over the years. Alex Powell, a reporter familiar with many of the relevant players, is recruited along with a male acquaintance to help police with the case. Bates, a journalist herself, sets her first novel in a slew of glamorous hotels, glitzy restaurants, and posh office suites from Martha's Vineyard to Los Angeles. A bottle of champagne seems always at the ready as the victim's life is dissected by various members of, as one character calls it, the "black bougie-woogie." The incessant cataloging of the impressive possessions, connections, and wardrobes of all and sundry is tiresome, but the characters themselves are well developed, and the dialogue is very smoothly written. Alex, despite her preoccupation with the material world, is a likable, smart-ass heroine, and readers will smile when she gets her villain--and her man--in the end. Carrie Bissey
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
See all Editorial Reviews
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
|
Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 3 books | 2 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Concordance | |