Books 1 - 3 of the Kendra Clayton Mystery Series
Book One: The Company You Keep
When her friend Bernie's boyfriend, a notorious womanizer, is brutally murdered, Kendra Clayton is unexpectedly implicated in the crime, forcing her to launch her own investigation where she falls for the man who may hold the key to the mystery. But only if she can stay alive long enough to put it together.
Book Two: Tangled Roots
A pretty local beautician is dead, and Kendra's favorite student, Timmy, is suspect number one. When he later shows up at Kendra's apartment begging for help, it's only one more step before Kendra's back on the road to trouble again, trying to find out who the real killer is, stepping over the line from a nice safe life into danger and getting tangled in the deadly roots of secrets and desire.
Book Three: Diva's Last Curtain Call
When her attention-seeking sister, Allegra, becomes the prime suspect in the killing of faded screen legend Vivianne DeArmond, amateur sleuth Kendra Clayton launches a personal investigation to clear her sister's name, uncovering some surprising and dangerous Hollywood secrets as she sets out to track down the victim's enemies.
Praise for the Kendra Clayton Series:
Highly recommended."
—Library Journal
"This series is made of inventive storytelling, crackling wit and that rarity of rarities in American publishing: an authentic, down-to-earth slice of Black life."
—Insight News