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Time to Die: A Mali Anderson Mystery
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by Grace F. Edwards
Format: Hardcover, 272pp.
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date: May 1999
Edition Desc: 1 ED
Ex-cop Mali Anderson, the tough but extremely likeable protagonist in Grace F. Edwards's vibrant Harlem mystery series, returns to her sleuthing ways in No Time to Die when a twisted killer threatens to make his bloody mark on her terrified neighborhood. But when Mali prevents one of her mad adversary's brutal hits, she becomes his next unfortunate target. |
The indomitable Harlem sleuth Mali Anderson is back, this
time on a case that will become more personal than she ever imagined.
A bizarre and brutal serial killer is on the loose in Harlem, but this time he has chosen
the wrong victim--Mali Anderson''s close friend Claudine Hastings. The savvy sleuth vows
to track down her friend''s killer, ignoring handsome Detective Tad Honeywell''s
suggestion that she leave the investigating to the police. While the body count rises,
Mali refuses to back down, tirelessly combing the "three Bs of Harlem: the
barbershops, beauty shops, and bars" as she zeros in on the culprit.
It soon becomes clear that the killings are centered in Mali''s own neighborhood, and she
fears that the people she holds dearest, including her jazz musician father and her
preteen nephew, Alvin, will become embroiled in the case. But little does Mali realize
that even as she races to catch the killer, he is planning yet another crime--and he''s
already chosen her to be his next victim.
The Chicago Tribune called Grace Edwards''s first mystery, If I Should Die,
"excellent," and her follow-up book, A Toast Before Dying,
"impressive." Now, in the third installment of the Mali Anderson mystery series,
Edwards has once again painted--in the smooth and sumptuous style her many readers have
come to adore--a portrait of Harlem that is both beautiful and haunting. Filled with
vibrantly unforgettable characters, No Time to Die is a thrilling and suspenseful plunge
into one of the world''s most fascinating neighborhoods.