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Nelscott, Kris

Overview
Works:9 works in 28 publications in 4 languages and 3,966 library holdings
Genres:Mystery fiction  Historical fiction 
Classifications:ps3568.u7, 813.6
Most widely held works by Kris Nelscott
Stone cribs by Kris Nelscott( Book )
4 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in English and held by 708 libraries worldwide
"A Smokey Dalton novel" --Cover.
Days of rage by Kris Nelscott( Book )
2 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 682 libraries worldwide
In 1969, African-American private investigator Smokey Dalton and his adopted son, Jimmy, who witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., try to keep a low profile in Chicago as the city is thrown into chaos by the trial of the Chicago Eight, but they soon realize someone has tracked them down and is out to kill Jimmy.
A dangerous road by Kris Nelscott( Book )
5 editions published between 2000 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 678 libraries worldwide
In early 1968, Memphis private detective Smokey Dalton investigates why a white woman has left him so much money in her will. As tension mounts in the city, Smokey awaits a visit from his estranged friend, Dr. Martin Luther King.
Smoke-filled rooms by Kris Nelscott( Book )
4 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in English and held by 611 libraries worldwide
"Smokey Dalton has fled Memphis with Jimmy, 10-year-old witness of the Martin Luther King assassination. The man Jimmy saw kill King was not the man the police arrested and Smokey knows that Jimmy's life is in danger. Unfortunately for both, Smokey chooses Chicago as his hiding place. The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago makes that city a dangerous place for a man on the run."--Amazon.com.
War at home by Kris Nelscott( Book )
6 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and French and held by 611 libraries worldwide
Searching for a missing Yale student who never arrived for his 1969 spring semester, African American private investigator Smokey Dalton pursues leads between the New Haven slums and New York City.
Thin walls by Kris Nelscott( Book )
4 editions published between 2002 and 2008 in English and held by 610 libraries worldwide
In 1969 Chicago, Smokey Dalton is hired to investigate the brutal murders of three African American men.
A couper au couteau : une nouvelle enquête de Smokey Dalton by Kris Nelscott( Book )
1 edition published in 2007 in French and held by 1 library worldwide
C'est en août 1968 dans une atmosphère de terreur que le détective de Memphis, Smokey Dalton, est contraint de fuir sa ville en compagnie de Jimmy, son jeune protégé, témoin du meurtre du prix Nobel de la Paix et icône de la communauté noire. Smokey et Jimmy se réfugient à Chicago, pensant pouvoir y recommencer une nouvelle vie, mais de nouveaux meurtres obligent Smokey à enquêter.
Les faiseurs d'anges : [une nouvelle enquête de Smokey Dalton] : roman by Kris Nelscott( Book )
1 edition published in 2007 in French and held by 1 library worldwide
危険な道( Book )
1 edition published in 2001 in Japanese and held by 1 library worldwide
 
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Audience level: 0.35 (from 0.35 for Stone crib ... to 0.36 for A dangerou ...)
Stone cribs
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Languages
English (22)
French (4)
Japanese (1)
Portuguese (1)
Covers
Days of rageA dangerous roadSmoke-filled roomsWar at homeThin walls
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