Cahokia Jazz | 
pickI *nearly* bailed on this ‘hardboiled detective‘ novel from the #ToBlonglist but persevered and, about 30% in, found myself caring for one of the MCs which turned the book around.
It could also be called speculative fiction as it‘s set in an alternative 1920s USA, where First Nations people live side by side with Blacks and whites, but still with the KKK on the rise and a ritualistic murder on a rooftop setting the whole town on edge.
rockpools Wow! There‘s a LOT going on there! 2d
Megabooks I don't even remember registering that this was on the longlist! 2d
BarbaraBB Neither did I @Megabooks but it does sound d tempting! 2d
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squirrelbrain Now you made me go double-check @Megabooks @BarbaraBB in case I had it wrong! 🤪 2d
squirrelbrain Yes, there was a lot @rockpools - I tried it on audio first but it was all too much. Particularly as the three races had similar sounding names - takouma, takata and taklousa. 🤔 2d
Larkken This one looked interesting to me! Good to know about the audiobook 2d
squirrelbrain It may just have been me @Larkken - I listen on my commute and it‘s very easy to drift off, thinking about work, if a book doesn‘t grab me straight away. 🤷♀️ 2d
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