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Summary: not really amystery
Review: wonderfully written. a superb picture of black New Orleans in the late 40s. Dont miss it.
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Summary: Dead Above Ground
Review: `DEAD ABOVE GROUND' by Jervey Tervalon is set in 1940's New Orleans where racial segregation ran rampant and the law cared little about "colored crimes". However, Lita DuChamps comes from a family who has always been light enough to pass and has seen how the other side lives and knows when to use that to their advantage. So when smooth-talking Lucien Faure¢ who has the "devils good looks" enters into their lives seemingly out of nowhere the DuChamps realize that they need to use all of their resources to keep Lucien far away from their family and more importantly away from Adele the eldest DuChamps girl who despite being married to a Navy officer who is away most of the time has, like many others before her, fallen prey to Lucien's charms. However, little does anyone know, Mama DuChamps knows all too well why Lucien has entered back into her life and refuses to let him tear her family apart without a fight to the death.`DEAD ABOVE GROUND' is an excellent story that will keep you turning the pages trying to find out what will happen next. I read the bulk of this book in one day and am now forced to wait until July of 2003 to read Trevalon's follow up, `LITA', which I will be pre-ordering to ensure that I have my copy as soon as it is published.
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