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I love mystery novels and love how they transport the reader all over the world. However, as a politically conscious reader I am aware of the great number of mystery books written by white people with main characters and settings that are not the ones they were raised in (I'm looking at you Alexander McCall Smith, John Burdett, Colin Cotterill, et al). Not to say that I haven't read and enjoyed these books, but I would love to read more books written by authors who identify with the cultures (and sub-cultures)that they write about. Part of this is a genre-constraint. But not entirely! Please add books in the mystery & thriller genres that meet these criteria, I'm excited to see what the GoodReads Brain Trust comes up with!

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8	A Killing in the Keys by Sue Andrews 4.88 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
18	Het oog van de rode tsaar by Sam Eastland 3.80 avg rating — 4,890 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
18	Ancient Blood (Navajo Nation Mystery #3) by R. Allen Chappell 4.30 avg rating — 2,890 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
18	Murder in the Age of Enlightenment: Essential Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 3.85 avg rating — 710 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
18	The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Crown Colony, #1) by Ovidia Yu (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 3,155 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
18	Jackal by Erin E. Adams (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 20,616 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
18	The Lotus Palace (The Pingkang Li Mysteries, #1) by Jeannie Lin (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 2,519 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
24	Navajo Autumn (Navajo Nation Mystery, #1) by R. Allen Chappell 3.97 avg rating — 3,520 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
24	The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong 3.75 avg rating — 19,234 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
24	A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul (Inspector Singh Investigates #2) by Shamini Flint (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 1,809 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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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29	The Decagon House Murders (House Murders, #1) by Yukito Ayatsuji 3.77 avg rating — 25,208 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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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