Black Orchid Blues

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.

"The best kind of historical mystery: great history, great mystery, all wrapped up in a voice so authentic you feel it has come out of the past to whisper in your ear."  —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author

"Remarkable … Imagine the richly provocative atmosphere of Walter Mosley or James Ellroy's best period work, and a savvy, truly likable heroine, and you have Black Orchid Blues."  —Jason Starr

Society columnist Lanie Price finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time when she witnesses the brutal nightclub kidnapping of the "Black Orchid," a sultry blues singer with a murky past. Hours later, a gruesome package lands on Lanie's doorstep, plunging her into a labyrinth of deception and treachery. She unearths a minefield of buried family secrets, haunting trauma, and a raging thirst for revenge that knows no bounds.

Evil hides behind the genteel façades of affluent Strivers' Row and stalks the ballroom of one of Harlem's most famous gay parties. In a complex plot that keeps you tied to the page, Black Orchid Blues explores the depths of human depravity and the desperation of its victims. Get your copy today.