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If I Should Die
An ex-cop's habits die hard....
Savvy, streetwise former cop Mali Anderson left the NYPD with a lawsuit and a lot of bitterness. Now she's on her way to a master's in sociology, living with her jazz musician father and mothering her orphaned nephew, Alvin. As Mali walks past the stylish town houses of Harlem's Strivers Row to meet Alvin at his rehearsal with the Uptown Chi...more
Savvy, streetwise former cop Mali Anderson left the NYPD with a lawsuit and a lot of bitterness. Now she's on her way to a master's in sociology, living with her jazz musician father and mothering her orphaned nephew, Alvin. As Mali walks past the stylish town houses of Harlem's Strivers Row to meet Alvin at his rehearsal with the Uptown Chi...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
March 3rd 1998
by Bantam
(first published 1997)
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Lot's of suspense and even a little romance. Mali Anderson makes a great character - strong, righteous, and caring, yet a bit uncertain and vulnerable. It gives those of us who have never been to New York and/or Harlem a look at this area and it's residents that is very different from that which is usually seen on television. Makes one want to go spend some time there.
This book tells "like it is." It's true. There is no "racial" stuff, becuase deep down, it's true. Read it, but don't let it stop you from going into Harlem. ☺ You will love the suspense and mystery.
I like Mali Anderson and will look for more books about her.
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A good mystery and enjoyable for me as an ex-New Yorker - Harlem setting made it informative as well and my interest in jazz aligned with the main character's father's being a jazz bassist - hard-edged topic (8-9 year old girls "servicing" men in a 90's version of the shooting galleries of the 70's - grim.
There are 3 more books in this series - this one was hard to come by, so hoping interlibrary loan will yield the others!
There are 3 more books in this series - this one was hard to come by, so hoping interlibrary loan will yield the others!
Just one of my favorites from an African American Female "who done it" authors. Keep Reading B-)
Book #48 read in 2006
I found this a little hard to get into at first, but eventually it picked up. It was an okay book. I'll probably try another in the series before I give up.
I found this a little hard to get into at first, but eventually it picked up. It was an okay book. I'll probably try another in the series before I give up.
One of the WORST mysteries I have ever embarked on. Overly simplistic and a plot lacking suspense! What a waste :-(
I returned it to the library quickly. I did not enjoy this book.
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