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Delia C. Pitts


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DELIA PITTS worked as a journalist before earning a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago. After careers as a U.S. diplomat and university administrator, she left academia to begin writing fiction. Trouble in Queenstown is the first book in a new mystery series featuring Black private investigator Vandy Myrick. Delia is also the author of the Ross Agency Mysteries, about a Harlem detective firm, and several short stories. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and Crime Writers of Color.

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Average rating: 3.74 · 2,227 ratings · 729 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors
Trouble in Queenstown (Vand...
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Death of an Ex (Vandy Myric...
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Lost and Found in Harlem: A...
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Practice the Jealous Arts: ...
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Black and Blue in Harlem: A...
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Murder My Past (Ross Agency...
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Murder Take Two: A Ross Age...
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