Crime Writers of Color

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A group of over 350 of today and tomorrow’s crime writers of color. Follow to stay up-to-date on our new releases, recognitions & other good news. Crimewritersofcolor.com

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Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· 8d

Happy release day to @lynnwrites.bsky.social for DEATH IN SOLITUDE! Get your copy here: books2read.com/u/bOVqaN

Happy release day on brick background. Book cover for DEATH IN SOLITUDE of a big house with flowers and trees in foreground. A man lying on front steps. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· 8d

MJ Soni, author of THE MASALA CHAI MYSTERY CLUB, answers "10 questions for Crime Writers of Color" on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/71Q3XgXXJqI?...

Author MJ Soni, a smiling woman with black shoulder-length hair, wearing a black shirt, with brick background

THE MASALA CHAI MYSTERY CLUB book cover of a woman wearing a saree reading a book and holding cup of tea

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· 16d

Happy release day to Patricia Sargeant for ABOVE THE LAW: JUSTICE HUNTERS, BOOK 2! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

ABOVE THE LAW book cover of a man and woman in black suits and white shirts running from a lake with submerged car. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· 16d

Happy release day to Carolyn Marie Wilkins for LET THE MURDERER SAY AMEN! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

LET THE MURDERER SAY AMEN book cover of a woman in red in foreground and man dressed in white on yellow chair in background. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· 16d

Happy release day to @gloriachao.bsky.social for THE MORTAL ENEMY MURDER CLUB! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

THE MORTAL ENEMY MURDER CLUB book cover of a woman with sunglasses in front of microphone. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· 23d

Happy release day to MJ Soni for THE MASALA CHAI MYSTERY CLUB! Get your copy here www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

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Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· 23d

Happy release day to Sandra Jackson-Opoku for Savvy Summers and the Po'boy Perils! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of woman in green apron cutting a po boy in half. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Jul 14

Happy release day to @silviamg.bsky.social for THE INTRIGUE! Get your copy here www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Jul 7

Happy release day to David Heska Wanbli Weiden for WISDOM CORNER! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Happy release day on brick background. Book cover for Wisdom Corner by David Heska Wanbli Weiden. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Jun 1

Happy release day to Carlisle Richardson for THE SOFT UNDERBELLY! Pick up your copy today: Pick up your copy today: www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Image of book cover with a man facing an alley between buildings. The text The Soft Underbelly is in yellow above and the author name below.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· May 26

Happy release day to Walter Mosley for GHALEN! Get your copy here: www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Happy release day on brick background. Book cover for GHALEN by Walter Mosley of silhouettes of people on a road with colorful abstract buildings. A couple with a child in the foreground. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· May 19

Happy release day to @julielbrownwrites.bsky.social for THE PAINE SOCIETY! Get a copy here: www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Book cover of The Paine Society by J.L. Brown of red lettering against cloudy gray background. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· May 19

Happy release day to @torieldridge.bsky.social for HAWAI'I RAGE! Get a copy here: www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Book cover for HAWAI'I RAGE by Tori Eldridge of trees and leaves blowing in wind. Happy release day on brick background. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· May 13

Happy release day to @skylarwarrenwrites.bsky.social for Murder With A Side Of Shrimp And Grits! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Image: at the top it reads happy release day. Below is the cover of the book, murder with a side of shrimp grits. There is a small yellow storefront and below that is the author’s name Skyler Warren.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· May 11

Our annual Thrillerfest meet-up! Thank you to @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social for organizing!

Crime Writers of Color group meet-up at hotel

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Apr 26

Huge congrats to our Agatha winners: @mpmthewriter.bsky.social for Best Children's/YA Mystery for DEATH IN THE CARDS and to @armbernier.bsky.social for Best Short Story "Six-Armed Robbery" in the Malice Domestic Mystery Most Humorous anthology! Yay!!

Two smiling women, each holding Agatha Award teapots for 2025 Best Short Story and Best Children's/YA, in hotel ballroom.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Apr 21

Happy release day to @pmraymond.bsky.social for THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE AND OTHER WORDS TO DIE FOR! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of a southern Gothic house with a ghost wearing fedora and jacket. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Apr 21

Happy release day to @armbernier.bsky.social for THE BUSH TEA MURDER! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Happy release day on brick background. Book cover for THE BUSH TEA MURDER by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier of a kitchen with shelves of tea, spices, and honey with a knife in the cutting board. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Apr 6

Happy release day to @stellaonithewriter.bsky.social for The Case of the Missing Body - A Lara's Detecive Agency Case No. 1! Find a copy here: www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

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Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Mar 24

Happy release day to @alexsegura.com for ENEMY OF MY ENEMY: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of ENEMY OF MY ENEMY by Alex Segura with Daredevil superhero. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Mar 17

Happy release day to @barbarahoward.bsky.social for THE COLDEST VALENTINE! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of THE COLDEST VALENTINE of broken ice with blood. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Mar 4

Check out the Crime Writers of Color meet-up at Left Coast Crime in San Francisco!

Group photo of Crime Writers of Color members at Left Coast Crime conference in hotel lobby

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Mar 3

Happy release day to Sujata Massey for THE STAR FROM CALCUTTA! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Happy release day on brick background. Book cover for THE STAR FROM CALCUTTA by Sujata Massey of a woman holding a blood-tipped sword over a tiger. Crime Writers of Color in a magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Feb 24

Happy release day to Naomi Hirahara for CROWN CITY! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Colorful book cover for CROWN CITY by Naomi Hirahara of early 20th century Pasadena. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass. Happy release day on brick background.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Feb 24

Happy release day to Devon Mihesuah for BLOOD RELAY! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Book cover of BLOOD RELAY by Devon Mihesuah with black and red cover with 5 horses. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass. Happy release day on brick background.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Feb 24

Happy release day to Patricia Sargeant for BEHIND THE BADGE! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Book cover of BEHIND THE BADGE of a female and male detective looking at evidence in a marshy field. Crime Writers of Color in a magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Feb 24

Happy release day to @misericordius.bsky.social for A PRETENDER'S MURDER! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

Book cover of A PRETENDER'S MURDER of a puzzle of a gun by Christopher Huang. Crime Writers of Color in a magnifying glass.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Feb 13

Come celebrate the publication of award-winning Naomi Hirahara's newest novel CROWN CITY: the final installment of her Japantown Mystery series! Tuesday, February 24 at 7pm - 9pm PST at the Buena Vista Branch Library in Burbank. burbank.libnet.info/event/15564835

Evening with mystery author Naomi Hirahara and she is holding her book CROWN CITY. Tuesday February 24 at 7pm at the Buena Vista Branch Library in Burbank, CA.

Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Feb 12

Happy release day to @sharnajackson.com for THE STREET ART MYSTERY! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...

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Crime Writers of Color@crimewoc· Feb 10

Happy release to GG Calpo for HOOK, LINE, AND MURDER! www.crimewritersofcolor.com/bookdetails?...