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Valerie Wilson Wesley
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The Comfort of Cozies
My latest mystery, A GLIMMER OF DEATH, is a Cozy. I’m introducing a new character, Odessa Jones, and I've loved creating her.
Many readers have asked me how a cozy differs from my Tamara Hayle PI mysteries. Cozy mysteries are just that—cozy. Character and setting are paramount. Hard cursing and graphic violence are off-stage. They're more of a puzzle, more delving into character and the why of ho Read more of this blog post »
Many readers have asked me how a cozy differs from my Tamara Hayle PI mysteries. Cozy mysteries are just that—cozy. Character and setting are paramount. Hard cursing and graphic violence are off-stage. They're more of a puzzle, more delving into character and the why of ho Read more of this blog post »
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Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
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1999
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12 editions
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A Glimmer of Death (Odessa Jones, #1)
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published
2021
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When Death Comes Stealing (Tamara Hayle, #1)
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published
1994
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29 editions
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Devil's Gonna Get Him (Tamara Hayle, #2)
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1995
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13 editions
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A Fatal Glow (Odessa Jones, #2)
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2022
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5 editions
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No Hiding Place (Tamara Hayle, #4)
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2012
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20 editions
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Where Evil Sleeps (Tamara Hayle, #3)
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1996
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11 editions
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Easier to Kill (Tamara Hayle, #5)
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1998
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12 editions
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The Mysterious Death of Junetta Plum
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2025
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5 editions
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Playing My Mother's Blues
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2005
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19 editions
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“Ain't nobody asked you to tell the truth, go on and lie like everybody else!" she said with a twinkle in her eye as she carefully combed a white foaming substance through a dubious customer's hair. "What you doing coming in here so late? You're lucky you don't have to work like everybody else. Some heifers have all the luck! This lady is a detective. A bona-fide private eye," she added, waving her comb in my direction to her customer held captive. "If somebody owes you money or hats with your last half-dollar, this here's the sister to track them down."
I acknowledged her compliment with a nod, and the customer looked me over with renewed respect.”
― When Death Comes Stealing
I acknowledged her compliment with a nod, and the customer looked me over with renewed respect.”
― When Death Comes Stealing
“although he was built like an aging prizefighter, the ring had definitely won the last round.”
― A Fatal Glow
― A Fatal Glow
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