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No Good Deed

by Nekesa Afia · Harlem Renaissance Mystery, Book 4

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Publishes Tuesday 1 December 2026Paperback · Berkley · 288 pagesSee everything out in December 2026 →
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Caught between her family back in Harlem and her glamorous new life, Louise Lloyd finds that her knack for solving crimes translates when she’s called to investigate un meurtre in Paris.

When band leader Pierre Rochefort’s throat is slit during a blackout at Club Minuit, his friend and former lover asks Louise Lloyd and her best friend, Rafael Moreno, to investigate. Louise goes undercover as a dancer with Rafael as the new piano player at Club Minuit. The pair now have access to a myriad of suspects, from performers to producers.

Falling back on her expertise as a former showgirl, Louise finds out that Pierre was not exactly beloved by his fellow bandmates. She and Raphael also realize that the town’s hottest club is losing money hand over fist. There seems to be something fishy about the club’s manager who keeps an iron grip on the dancers and also has files on all of the club’s employees in his office.

As they untangle the many affairs and secrets of the crew of Club Minuit, Louise and Rafael realize that to catch a killer, they’ll have to outwit everyone around them or face the music.

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