Called “an outstanding series” by Booklist and “triumphant” by the Chicago Tribune, Kris Nelscott’s Smokey Dalton mysteries boast numerous awards, including finalists for the Edgar and Shamus awards. The Oregonian says: “The Nelscott series setting, in the turbulent late ’60s,…
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Kris Nelscott’s Smokey Dalton novels will receive new French translations starting in February 2018. French publisher L’aube Noire will begin with A Dangerous Road, the first in the series. Private Investigator Smokey Dalton works for Memphis, Tennessee’s black community. He…
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Protectors (formerly A Gym of Her Own) is now available from WMG Publishing! A former combat nurse, a former legal secretary, and the owner of one of the first women-only gyms form an unlikely alliance in this fast-paced and riveting…
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I’m pleased to announce that A Gym of Her Own is now available to preorder—at least, the ebook version is. The paper version will appear on the book’s release date, which is October 17. I’m really excited about this book….
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In October of 2017, the next Kris Nelscott novel will appear. It’ll feature Valentina Wilson instead of Smokey Dalton. (The next Smokey book will probably appear in 2018.) I’ve written about Val in Stone Cribs, and then again in a…
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