Glory Be, Danielle Arceneaux
Glory Be, Danielle Arceneaux
List: $21.99 | Sale: $15.39
Club: $10.99

Glory Be
A Glory Broussard Mystery, Book 1

Author: Danielle Arceneaux

Narrator: Bahni Turpin

Unabridged: 8 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2023

Synopsis

The first in a vivid and charming crime series set in the Louisiana bayou, introducing the hilariously uncensored amateur sleuth Glory Broussard. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club.It’s a hot and sticky Sunday in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Glory has settled into her usual after-church routine, meeting gamblers at the local coffee shop, where she works as a small-time bookie. Sitting at her corner table, Glory hears that her best friend—a nun beloved by the community—has been found dead in her apartment.When the police declare the mysterious death a suicide, Glory is convinced that there must be more to the story and, with her reluctant daughter, with troubles of her own, in tow, launches a shadow investigation in a town of oil tycoons, church gossips, and a rumored voodoo priestess.As a Black woman of a certain age who grew up in a segregated Louisiana, Glory is used to being minimized and overlooked. But she’s determined to make her presence known as the case leads her deep into a web of intrigue she never realized Lafayette could harbor. Danielle Arcenaux’s riveting debut brings for an unforgettable character that will charm and delight crime fans everywhere and leave them hungry for her next adventure.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barb on May 16, 2012

Read this one following another great read set in the 1960s - Dead End in Norvelt. Great read aloud for 3rd - 4th grade showing the perspective of a child during the civil rights movement. Great attention to specific details that reflect the 60s - transistor radios, Nancy Drew books, and my favorite......more

Goodreads review by Amy on January 26, 2013

What is there to like? ▪ Well-written prose, with a Southern lilt to the (first-person) narration and dialogue. ▪ Although it is written from a white perspective, I don't think it's a White People Solve Racism story. Racism certainly isn't solved by the end of the book, and the "good" white people are......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on January 29, 2012

It's the summer of Glory's 12th birthday and all she can think about is celebrating with her friends and her older sister at the community pool. Everything changes when the town council unexpectedly closes the pool for repairs. Glory can't understand why repairs are needed when nothing is broken. Th......more

Goodreads review by Samuel on March 12, 2012

The passage in Glory Be that most helped me make sense of how I felt about it isn't in the body of the novel at all, but rather buried towards the end of the Author's Note that serves as a postscript. "I once thought this book was about sisters, how they grow apart and come back together. Then smart,......more

Goodreads review by Beth on March 16, 2019

A really good glimpse into the Civil Rights era for kids. It's not over simplified either, which I appreciate. Not everything is neatly wrapped up at the end, as it should be if it wants to reflect that time.......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List