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Cheryl A. Head

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She/Her. Introvert, solver of puzzles, righter of fictional wrongs. I write the Anthony Award nominated Charlie Mack Motown Mystery series-two-time, Lambda Literary Award Finalist, Goldie Winner. Jeopardy Clue in February 2025,
Time's Undoing, published by Dutton Books and based on a true story, is a finalist for the L.A. Book Prize, Anthony, Agatha, and Strand Critics Award.
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Average rating: 3.95 · 3,116 ratings · 596 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Time's Undoing 4.01 avg rating — 2,059 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bury Me When I'm Dead (Charlie Mack Motown Mystery, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wake Me When It's Over 3.89 avg rating — 137 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Catch Me When I'm Falling (A Charlie Mack Motown Mystery, 3) 4.02 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Warn Me When It's Time (Charlie Mack Motown Mystery, #6) 3.82 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Find Me When I'm Lost (Charlie Mack Motown Mystery, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Judge Me When I'm Wrong 4.07 avg rating — 90 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Long Way Home: A World War II Novel 3.96 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paranoia Blues: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Paul Simon by Josh Pachter (Goodreads Author), E.A. Aymar (Goodreads Author), Edwin Hill really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I really enjoyed writing this fun, short story about a turn-of-the-century acting troupe from Baltimore, and its quirky creative director who is also an amateur detective, with the goal of "breaking one of Van Dine's Rules". In particular, Rule #2. No willful tricks or deceptions may be played on the reader other than those played legitimately by the criminal or the detective himself. Bah Humbug! Read more of this blog post »

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