Today I'd like to shine a spotlight on a fairly recent review that's on my TBR pile. The Mysterious Death of Junetta Plum by Valerie Wilson Wesley. This book is the first in the Harriet Stone Mystery series and was released in December of last year.
Blurb:
1926: Harriet Stone, a liberated, educated Black woman, and
Lovey, the orphaned, biracial 12-year-old she is bound to protect, are
Harlem-bound, embarking on a new, hopefully less traumatic chapter in
their lives. They have been invited to move from Connecticut by
Harriet’s cousin, Junetta Plum, who runs a boardinghouse for
independent-minded single women.
It’s a bold move, since Harriet
has never met Junetta, but the fatalities of the Spanish flu and other
tragedies have already forced her and Lovey to face their worst fears.
Alone but for each other, they have little left to lose—or so it seems
as they arrive at sophisticated Junetta’s impressive brownstone.
Her
cousin has a sharp edge, which makes Harriett slightly uncomfortable.
Still, after retiring to her room for the night, she finally falls
asleep—only to awaken to Junetta arguing with someone downstairs. In the
morning, she makes a shocking discovery at the foot of the stairs.
What
ensues will lead Harriet to question Junetta’s very identity—and to
wonder if she and Lovey are in danger, as well. It will also tie Harriet
to five strangers. Among them, Harriet is sure someone knows something.
What she doesn’t yet know is that one will play a crucial role in
helping her investigate her cousin’s murder . . . that she will be tied
to the others in ways she could never imagine . . . and that her life
will take off in a startling new direction. . . .
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