The North Paran Book Buzzlist is a weekly feature produced by NorthParan.com that gives readers an entertaining digest of the most fascinating books that are being talked about by the black community today. The North Paran Book Buzzlist: Mysteries And Thrillers

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1. Jericho’s Fall by Stephen Carter

"New York Times"-bestselling author Carter returns readers to the high-stakes world of power, privilege, and conspiracy in this intricate, fast-moving thriller that plumbs the emotional depths of a failed love affair and a family torn apart by mistrust.

2. Is the Bitch Dead, or What? By Wendy Williams and Karen Hunter

DJ Ritz Harper used every trick in the book to become a media darling in "Drama Is Her Middle Name," shock-jock Wendy Williams's expose of a life she knows better than anyone. Playing a clever trick of her own, Williams left her heroine on the brink of death at the end of the novel. Now the second installment of the chronicles reveals what Williams's readers are dying to know: "Is the Bitch Dead, or What?"

3. When the Thrill is Gone by Walter Mosley

Leonid McGill is back, in the third--and most enthralling and ambitious--installment in Mosley's latest "New York Times"-bestselling series. The economy has hit the private-investigator business hard. So how can McGill say no to the beautiful young woman who walks into his office with a stack of cash?

4. Hurricane by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The legend of Marie Leveau continues in this third piece to Rhodes' trilogy about vampires and evil forces in New Orleans.

5. The Living Blood by Tananarive Due

Award-winning author Tananarive Due's spine-tingling tale of supernatural suspense “weaves a stronger net than ever” (Kirkus Reviews) as a woman searches for inherited power that can save her hometown from the forces of evil.

6. Of Blood and Sorrow by Valerie Wilson Wesley