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Delia C. Pitts
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Sep 13, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Delia C. Pitts is the author of the Ross Agency Mysteries, a contemporary noir series including Lost and Found in Harlem and Pauper and Prince in Harlem. Murder My Past is the fifth novel in the series. Her short story, “The Killer,” was selected for inclusion in The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021. Another story, “ Midnight Confidential,” will be published in the crime fiction anthology, Midnight Hour, out this year from Crooked Lane. Delia is a former university administrator and U.S. diplomat. After working as a journalist, she earned a Ph.D. From the University of Chicago. She is an active member of Sisters in Crime and Crime Writers of Color. She and her husband live in central New Jersey, too far from their twin sons in Texas.Recommended reads by Delia:The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisVanishing Girls by Lisa ReganSeeds of Deception by Arlene L. WalkerMurder on Bamboo Lane by Naomi HiraharaNext up:While Justice Sleeps by Stacey AbramsBath Haus by P.J. VernonWarn Me When It's Time by Cheryl A. HeadNote from Delia: And to leaven the mix, I'm fitting in short stories featuring Golden Age private eye Ellery Queen.Website: https://www.deliapitts.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/Blacktop1950Instagram: www.instagram.com/deliapitts50*************************************Sisters in Crime was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SINCnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime
Released:
Sep 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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