Charlotte Carter (1)

Nanette was appealing and I kept turning pages in this light crime fiction novel. However, this was published in 1997 and it is of its time. Nanette's over-dependence on the men in her life felt particularly outdated.

The biggest obstacle to this book is that the writing simply is not good. It starts off with a fanfiction-esque description of the narrators appearance, even down to an almost parody level line about her breast size, which gives you a fairly good idea of the quality of writing you’re in for the next

Tras un desastroso abril en París, Nanette vuelve a la Gran Manzana en busca de trabajo y calma. Pero su suerte da un vuelco al recibir una muñeca de vudú, realizada por la misteriosa artista de Harlem Ida Williams. Cuando Ida es asesinada a tiros en el restaurante donde Nanette ha sido contratada para tocar, la saxofonista se lanza a investigar el oscuro pasado de Ida y, sin quererlo, también el asesinato, nunca resuelto, de una joven promesa del rap...