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Barbara Neely

American novelist · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1941 to 2020 · aged 78

Barbara Ann Neely was an African-American novelist, short story writer and activist who wrote murder mysteries. Her first novel, Blanche on the Lam (1992), introduced the protagonist Blanche White, a middle-aged mother, domestic worker and amateur detective.

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2020Died2 March 2020The Grand MasterAward1993Anthony Award for Best First NovelAwardMacavity AwardsAward1992Agatha Award for Best First NovelAward1941Born30 November 1941