The Honest Folk of Guadeloupe: An Anne Marie Laveaud Mystery Audiobook

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• “[A] close look at the folk of Guadeloupe and the West Indian culture in general, with its mix of races and lingering colonial resentment of Mother France.”

  — Gumshoe Review

• “Fascinating…The Guadelopue of 1990 is no egalitarian paradise. Although the islands that make up the French colonies may be lush and blessed with pristine beaches, they are a racial, cultural, and political quagmire only the brave and nimble-footed can successfully navigate. Fortunately for the hurting souls seeking her help, Anne Marie Laveaud is up to the task.”

  — Mystery Scene

• “As much social commentary as mystery, this is a crackerjack whodunit from start to finish, as well as a compelling look into one of the last bastions of colonialism in a shrinking world.”

  — BookPage

• “Absorbing…laden with insights about the legacies of colonialism, such as nuanced racism, official corruption, and troubled interactions between men and women.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “Sharp-witted, French-Algerian Anne Marie is an investigator worthy of a following, and Williams has craftily created her story as a microcosm of Guadeloupe’s social situation, where alienation battles dependence and racial stratification rules. Williams digs deep below the exotic setting’s surface in this nuanced mystery.”

  — Booklist

• “An elegantly incisive narrative and a fascinating heroine.”

  — Kirkus Reviews