Do or Die: A Mali Anderson Mystery

by Grace F. Edwards

Book Overview

A songbird is silenced ... by murder. With her soulful voice and delicate beauty, Starr Hendrix seemed destined to live up to her name and hit it big as a jazz singer. But her career ended before it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385492480
• ISBN13: 9780385492485
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

don't read it for the mystery

Don't pick up this book, looking for an Agatha Christie or P.D. James type of mystery. This is not a classic who done it. I enjoyed Do or Die mainly because it is a delicious hymm to Harlem. Grace Edwards does a terrific job of making you see that community. You almost taste the food, feel the funky clothes recognize the people that heroine, Mali runs into. The relationship between Mali and her father is touching and funny and could carry the book by itself but it's Harlem that is the star of this book and you'll find that fascinating. Kimbereley Wilson, author of 11 Things Mama Should Have Told You About Men.

"Do or Die" by Grace F. Edwards

I enjoyed reading this book by Grace F. Edwards. It was very enjoyable and i recommend it to anyone and everyone. The story line and plot were easy to follow, and i simply enjoyed reading the excitement that Grace puts in her stories. Mali Anderson is a former NYPD cop and her lover, Tad is an NYPD cop. Mali used the city to win an unlawful dissmissal suit. She is a loving daughter to her musician father, as well as a good friend, lover, and Aunt to her Orphan teenage nephew. I completely adored this book and i hope my review will encourage you to read this book or others by Grace F. Edwards, she has written many excellent books. So overall, there is not much esle to say but RUN to the store now and buy this book!!

Ooh, Ooh Ms. Mali ...

Mali keeps getting better in each book. I highly recommend starting with the first book and reading them all. Deciding to read them won't take long because you will be hooked to Mali and the family after the first few pages. The tour she gives of Harlem is fascinating. Do or Die has a real twist of an ending. What's next?

Do or Die is a reliable hit!

If you have not read Grace Edwards before, you need to run (don't walk) to your favorite book store and plunk down what ever it takes to obtain the entire series of Mali Anderson mysteries. Mali Anderson is a former NYPD cop who sued the city and won an unlawful dismissal suit. That tells you something about this strong black woman's character. She's a devoted daughter to her musician father, a nurturing aunt to her orphaned teenage nephew, a fierce protector of her friends, and a loyal friend and lover to her man, Tad (a NYPD detective). And that's just the easy stuff!Ms. Edwards rich knowledge of New York's Harlem (historical and current) and the greats in jazz make this series a virtual escapade of memorable sights and sounds. If you enjoy Charlotte Carter's Nanette Hayes Mystery series (including "Rhode Island Red," "Coq Au Vin," and "Drumsticks"), you'll thoroughly enjoy Mali Anderson and the other vivid characters that Ms. Edwards' magic pen creates.

Great storytelling

To recover from the traumatic aftermath of hunting and catching a serial killer, Mali Anderson, her significant other Tad, and her father book a cruise on the QE2. The liner is hosting a jazz festival. Balmy days and romantic nights ease some of the tension before a much mellower Mali leaves the ship.However, her tranquillity ends when her father and a close friend Ozzie Hendrix share a gig at Club Harlem. Someone slit the throat of Ozzie's daughter, leaving the man totally distraught and nearly broken. Mali's father tries to console his musician friend, but Ozzie soon disappears. Almost simultaneously, his daughter's ex-pimp is found murdered. Mali believes Ozzie went over the edge and killed the person he felt murdered his beloved child. Mali begins her own investigation hoping to find out that Ozzie is innocent before the police arrest him for murder in the first degree.The heroine is a strong, independent African-American who knows how to work within the system to change it for the better. She makes a great role model for all people regardless of race or gender. Mali stars in an exciting who-done-it in which she shows how much she cares for her loved ones and friends even when she questions their innocence. Grace T. Edwards has penned a thought provoking mystery in DO OR DIE in which the obvious suspect could not have done the crime. The fourth Mali Anderson novel is a triumphant urban mystery that will bring much sattisfaction to sub-genre fans.Harriet Klausner