Blanche on the Lam Audiobook (Free)

Blanche Light is a plump, feisty, middle-aged African American housekeeper doing work for the genteel rich in North Carolina. However when an employer stiffs her, and her inspections bounce, she continues on the lam, concealing out as a maid to get a wealthy family members at their summer months home. That program goes awry when there’s a murder and Blanche becomes the prime suspect. So she’s compelled to use her savvy, her sharp wit, and her old-girl network of domestic workers to find the reality and conserve her own pores and skin. On the way, she lays bare the quirks of southern culture with laughter, irony, and a biting commentary which makes her one of the most unforgettable and original people ever to appear in mystery fiction.