Bury Me When Im Dead, Cheryl A. Head
Bury Me When Im Dead, Cheryl A. Head
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Bury Me When I'm Dead

Author: Cheryl A. Head

Narrator: Stephanie Weeks

Unabridged: 9 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/31/2022

Synopsis

Charlene “Charlie” Mack is a PI in Detroit, born and raised in the city that America forgot.Charlie has built a highly respected private investigations firm through hard work, smart choices, and relentless ambition. Her team of investigators are highly skilled and trustworthy—but she secretly struggles with her sexual orientation and a mother with early-onset Alzheimer’s.When Charlie and her crack team head to Birmingham, Alabama, following the trail of a missing person, what should be a routine case turns into a complex chase for answers. Shady locals and a southern patriarch with dark secrets dating back forty years obscure their path. It seems like everyone has something to hide, including Charlie. When the case turns deadly with a double murder and Charlie is attacked on a quiet neighborhood street, everything suddenly becomes personal. Who can Charlie trust, and will she ever solve the riddles of the Magic City?

About Cheryl A. Head

Cheryl A. Head is the author of six novels in the Charlie Mack Motown mystery series, as well as a stand-alone novel, Long Way Home: A World War II Novel, which was a 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist in both the African American Literature and Historical Fiction categories. She is originally from Detroit but now lives on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, where she navigated a successful career as a writer, television producer, filmmaker, broadcast executive, and media funder. When not writing fiction, she is a passionate blogger and user of Twitter, and she regularly consults on a wide range of diversity issues.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sandra

This is my first book by this author and it is the beginning of the 'Charlie Mack Motown Mystery' series. I'm a big fan of lesbian mystery book series, no matter if there are always new couples introduced in each book, or if they are always the same leads. I love to get to know the characters more d......more

Goodreads review by Monica **can't read fast enough**

In BURY ME WHEN I'M DEAD we get a who dunnit story that also has characters with depth and potential for an interesting and hopefully long running series. The main character Charlene (Charlie) Mack is a wonderfully realistic, relatable, and satisfying character with a lot on her plate. Not only is C......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn

This was a fast-paced book, and while it was confusing a couple of times keeping characters straight (pardon my pun), I did enjoy it. I especially enjoyed the diversity of characters. There were a lot of secrets, and I'm pleased I figured a couple of them out before the end of the book. Charlie's mo......more

Goodreads review by Anna

A good old-fashioned whodunnit story with well-developed characters. It started off with a good pace but got a bit slow towards the end. I didn’t particularly like the representation of bisexuality but I’m curious to find out how Charlie deals with her fear and internalized homophobia for the rest o......more

Quotes

“Bury Me When I’m Dead by Cheryl Head is a good old-fashioned whodunit, starring a cast of well-developed characters that help to ground its complex plot.” Black Lesbian Literary Collective

“Detroit-based PI Charlene ‘Charlie’ Mack struggles with her sexuality and her ailing mother as she investigates a missing persons case in Birmingham, Alabama. A compelling mystery debut.” Library Journal

Awards

  • Lambda Literary Award
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