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Thursday, March 19, 2020
RIP Barbara Neely, Activist Turned Mystery Writer
Barbara Neely, an unheralded social activist who in her 50s became an award-winning writer of mystery novels, died on March 2 in Philadelphia. She was 78.
Her books centered on Blanche, a savvy black maid who doubles as an amateur detective, using her "invisibility" as a wicked weapon in solving crimes.
More: The New York Times
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