KRIS NELSCOTT

When a disturbing postcard arrives at his Atlanta office, Emerson knows he must report it to the NAACP. The postcard, sent by the mysterious Lurleen from Abbotts Creek, Arkansas, depicts yet another lynching.Emerson agrees to travel to Abbotts Creek to investigate, but he knows doing so poses great risk. Emerson only passes as white, and this Lurleen knows his face.Emerson knows one day his luck will run out. And when he arrives in Abbotts Creek, he soon discovers that day might have come at last."Nelscott is good at conveying the edgy caution that blacks once brought to their movements among white society."Houston Chronicle

Madison, Wisconsin, 1972When Detective Hank Kaplan calls Valentina Wilson to a crime scene, she wonders why. She soon finds more questions than answers in a secret room belonging to a wealthy female philanthropist, whose brutal murder the police hastily cover up. Vals search for the truth will take her from the rape hotline she runs to the shocking realization that the womans murder anchors a long line of horrific events stretching back decades.Chosen as one of the best mystery short stories of 2013 by the readers of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, "Sob Sisters" continues the powerful story of Valentina Wilson, a character who first appeared in Nelscotts award-winning Smokey Dalton series."[A] good piece of short literature."Eerie Worlds"Nelscott recalls the era with vivid accuracy."St. Petersburg Times

La communauté noire de Memphis est à cran. À quelques semaines de l’assassinat de Martin Luther King, le détective privé Smokey Dalton pressent le pire. Alors que la ville est sous tension, Laura Hat

Smokey Dalton est de retour à Chicago, après l’été 1969 passé à chercher un refuge pour lui et pour son fils adoptif Jimmy. Il aspire à une seule chose : une vie paisible, dans laquelle il ne serait

La vie dans le Chicago des années 1960 ressemble à une balade sur le fil d’un rasoir. Les Blancs considèrent l’émancipation des Afro-Américains comme une maladie contagieuse - et mortelle. De leur cô

Smokey Dalton, un très bel homme qui fait tourner la tête de ces dames (et pas que des Noires…), a fui Memphis pour protéger son fils adoptif, Jimmy, seul témoin à avoir réellement vu lassassin de Ma

La communauté noire de Memphis est à cran. À quelques semaines de l’assassinat de Martin Luther King, le détective privé Smokey Dalton pressent le pire. Alors que la ville est sous tension, Laura Hat

Premier jour de lan 1970. Smokey Dalton nest pas malheureux de voir une nouvelle décennie souvrir, pourtant sa bonne humeur sera de courte durée. Son fils, Jimmy, lappelle à laide. Il sest mis en mau

Nous sommes en 1969, quelques mois après l’assassinat de Martin Luther King. Smokey Dalton se retrouve lancé sur les traces de Daniel Kirkland, boursier à l’université de Yale, qui a disparu alors qu

Lassassinat de Martin Luther King nen finit pas de hanter la vie de Smokey Dalton, enquêteur privé noir-américain. Poursuivi par plusieurs agences gouvernementales, il a dû quitter son Sud natal pour

Lassassinat de Martin Luther King nen finit pas de hanter la vie de Smokey Dalton, enquêteur privé noir-américain. Poursuivi par plusieurs agences gouvernementales, il a dû quitter son Sud natal pour

Smokey Dalton, un très bel homme qui fait tourner la tête de ces dames (et pas que des Noires…), a fui Memphis pour protéger son fils adoptif, Jimmy, seul témoin à avoir réellement vu lassassin de Ma

Premier jour de lan 1970. Smokey Dalton nest pas malheureux de voir une nouvelle décennie souvrir, pourtant sa bonne humeur sera de courte durée. Son fils, Jimmy, lappelle à laide. Il sest mis en mau

La vie dans le Chicago des années 1960 ressemble à une balade sur le fil d’un rasoir. Les Blancs considèrent l’émancipation des Afro-Américains comme une maladie contagieuse - et mortelle. De leur cô

Smokey Dalton est de retour à Chicago, après l’été 1969 passé à chercher un refuge pour lui et pour son fils adoptif Jimmy. Il aspire à une seule chose : une vie paisible, dans laquelle il ne serait

Private detective Smokey Dalton does his best to protect his adopted family, from his 11-year-old son Jimmy to his friends, the Grimshaws. But Smokey cant see everything. Jimmy notices that Lacey Grimshaw"thirteen going on trouble," Smokey saysskips school to hang out with an adult man. Jimmy doesnt want to tattle, but hes worried about Lacey. So he pretends hes Smokey, and follows her, learning secrets that will change himand Laceyforever."ExcellentKris Nelscotts first short case for Smokey Dalton requires him to be as sensitive and brave as her novels (do)."Kirkus"(A) crime writer deliberately taking chances."Chicago Tribune "Kris Nelscott has created an intriguing character in Smokey Dalton, a tough-guy black private eye based in Chicago."Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Imagine paying a fine for walking across town. Or hiding an illegal marriage. Or losing your life for playing the harp. Strange crimes, dangerous activities, some from the not-so-distant past, return to life in Hidden in Crime. See why Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine says Fiction Rivers crime volumes have high quality throughout, and why Publishers Weekly states fans of the unconventional will be well satisfied. Join some of the best authors in the business as they uncover once-hidden crimes.Table of ContentsThe Color of Guilt by Annie ReedHiros Welcome by Patrick OSullivanThe American Flag of Sergeant Hale Schofield by Kelly WashingtonCombat Medic by Kris NelscottNight of the Healer by Tonya D. PriceThe Quality of Mercy by Michele LangDaughter of Joy by Cindie GeddesDemocracy by Mario MilosevicSisters in Suffrage by Debbie MumfordKnocked Up by Elliotte Rusty HaroldO Best Beloved by Angela PenroseSunshine by Michael KowalThe Harpers Escape by Anthea SharpAs the Berimbau Begins to Play by Paul EckheartDeath of the Turban by Bill BeattyOn the Edge of the Nations by Dan C. DuvalWindow Frame, Handprint, Bloodstain by M. Elizabeth CastleThe White Game by Ron CollinsReaders will find many impressive voices, both familiar and new.Publishers Weekly on Past Crime

Smokey Dalton gets a call from an old friend to help transport a battered woman and her young daughter from Madison, Wisconsin, to a shelter in Chicago. When Smokey and Marvella Walker show up at the drop site, they learn that the woman is both white and a racist. She refuses to leave with them. And thats only the beginning of their problems.Chosen as one of the best mystery short stories of 2009, "Family Affair" shows why Booklist calls the Smokey Dalton books "a high-class crime series.""You dont need to be a fan of private-eye novels to admire Smokey: You just need a conscience."Kirkus Reviews starred review of Smoke-Filled Rooms"Nelscotts hard-boiled style gives an added blast of energy to the captivating story, and because her characters are so nuanced and naturally complex, we dont know whom to trust."The Boston Globe on Stone Cribs

UC Berkeley, January, 1969In the midst of turbulent student protests on campus, a cherished building suddenly bursts into flames. Pammy Griffin, an alum who owns a womens gym nearby, heads over to check out the fire and walks straight into a troubling mystery. Who wants Berkeley to burn? Hippies? Protesters? Or someone with an even darker motive?But as Pammy investigates, she finds herself, and her gym, embroiled in a troubling turn of events. To catch the arsonist, she and members of her gym must confront some of societys most brutal, and most hidden, violence using whatever weapons they can.Nelscott recalls the era with vivid accuracy.St. Petersburg Times

Berkeley, May, 1969When former Army nurse Captain June Eagle Eagleton returned from Vietnam, she thought she left the war zone behind. But when the familiar sound of a helicopter wakes Eagle from sleep, she realizes she has awoken in a very different kind of war zone: one filled with tear gas, and kids, and the National Guard.As Eagle fights her way to help her friend Pammy at A Gym of Her Own, she finds herself in the middle of a very difficult situationone where saving lives might prove harder than she thought possible.Nelscott recalls the era with vivid accuracy.St. Petersburg Times