Crime Writers of Color

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A group of over 350 of today and tomorrow’s crime writers of color. Follow to stay up-to-date on our new releases, recognitions & other good news. Crimewritersofcolor.com

ABOVE THE LAW book cover of a man and woman in black suits and white shirts running from a lake with submerged car. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
LET THE MURDERER SAY AMEN book cover of a woman in red in foreground and man dressed in white on yellow chair in background. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
THE MORTAL ENEMY MURDER CLUB book cover of a woman with sunglasses in front of microphone. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of woman in saree drinking tea and reading a book. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of woman in green apron cutting a po boy in half. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Book cover for THE INTRIGUE of a profile of a man with a cigarette and a silhouette in a flame. Crime Writers of Color in a magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover for Wisdom Corner by David Heska Wanbli Weiden. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Image of book cover with a man facing an alley between buildings. The text The Soft Underbelly is in yellow above and the author name below.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover for GHALEN by Walter Mosley of silhouettes of people on a road with colorful abstract buildings. A couple with a child in the foreground. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Book cover of The Paine Society by J.L. Brown of red lettering against cloudy gray background. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Book cover for HAWAI'I RAGE by Tori Eldridge of trees and leaves blowing in wind. Happy release day on brick background. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Image: at the top it reads happy release day. Below is the cover of the book, murder with a side of shrimp grits. There is a small yellow storefront and below that is the author’s name Skyler Warren.
Crime Writers of Color group meet-up at hotel
Two smiling women, each holding Agatha Award teapots for 2025 Best Short Story and Best Children's/YA, in hotel ballroom.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of a southern Gothic house with a ghost wearing fedora and jacket. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover for THE BUSH TEA MURDER by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier of a kitchen with shelves of tea, spices, and honey with a knife in the cutting board. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Image has text Happy Release Day! above an image of the book cover which as a coffin, a woman in shadow holding an object and a surveillance camera.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of ENEMY OF MY ENEMY by Alex Segura with Daredevil superhero. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of THE COLDEST VALENTINE of broken ice with blood. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Group photo of Crime Writers of Color members at Left Coast Crime conference in hotel lobby
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover for THE STAR FROM CALCUTTA by Sujata Massey of a woman holding a blood-tipped sword over a tiger. Crime Writers of Color in a magnifying glass.
Colorful book cover for CROWN CITY by Naomi Hirahara of early 20th century Pasadena. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass. Happy release day on brick background.
Book cover of BLOOD RELAY by Devon Mihesuah with black and red cover with 5 horses. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass. Happy release day on brick background.
Book cover of BEHIND THE BADGE of a female and male detective looking at evidence in a marshy field. Crime Writers of Color in a magnifying glass.
Book cover of A PRETENDER'S MURDER of a puzzle of a gun by Christopher Huang. Crime Writers of Color in a magnifying glass.
Evening with mystery author Naomi Hirahara and she is holding her book CROWN CITY. Tuesday February 24 at 7pm at the Buena Vista Branch Library in Burbank, CA.
Book cover of teens hanging out near wall with colorful street art. Happy release day on brick background. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Book cover of HOOK, LINE, AND MURDER by GG Calpo with fishing hook in water. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Cover image: a taxi in the foreground with the door open an arm hanging out a bloody knife on the ground. A bridge is in the background, buildings on either side.
Book cover of a silhouette in a window of a blue house. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass
Book cover of MURDER FROM A TO Z with dogs playing in library of house
Tell-Tale Treats book cover of a pink house with baked goods in foreground.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of a woman holding a rocket in a classroom. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Book covers of the JUNIOR SPIES series of kids playing sports and going undercover to solve mysteries. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass. Happy release day on brick background.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JUNETTA PLUM of a woman carrying a suitcase. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover for EDGE by Tracy Clark of city skyline. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. DEATH AND DINUGUAN book cover of a woman holding a dog looking at a table with flowers and blood. Crime Writers of Color in a magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. THE LIE SHE WEARS book cover of a woman's profile. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background with book cover of LAXTRAS with LAPD crime scene tape and fire. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. THE MUMBAI SCHOOL FOR MURDER green book cover with quill pen and cracked eyeglasses. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Text reads Happy Release Day! over a white brick wall. Lower right corner has a magnifying glass with the text Crime Writers of Color inside.
Happy release day! Image of Aaron Philip Clark’s cover for his new book The Bluest Night (a man with his back to the viewer, a row of palm trees in front of him.
Book cover for MURDER IN THE GRAVEYARD anthology of a woman carrying weapons in a graveyard. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
A GARGOYLE'S GUIDE TO MURDER blue book cover of a gargoyle with a candle. Brick background. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick b/g with book cover of group of people for MURDER AT THE WRITERS CONFERENCE by Michelle Corbier. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick b/g with book cover for THE WITCH WEARS PRADA by Lisa Siefert of a cat, cupcake, and candles. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Danger No Problem and Sunday or the Highway book covers on brick b/g with Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of IN DEADLY COMPANY by L.S. Stratton with a woman opening a red envelope with palm trees behind her. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill book cover of a woman on a train. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. PENANCE by Rena Aliston book cover of downtown night city skyline. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Hollow Spaces book cover of lit match with city backdrop. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Book cover for Tiny Wild Things of deer with creepy house. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Book cover of woman with slice of sweet potato pie with knife in it. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Book cover of MURDER AT THE WHAM BAM CLUB of people at 1920s jazz club by Carolyn Marie Wilkins. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover of ICING ON THE MURDER of wedding cake with knife and woman wearing bridal veil and dog. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass
Happy release day on brick background. Book cover for SALT BONES of a person in cloak by lake. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
DEATH OF AN EX book cover by Delia Pitts on brick background with Happy Release Day. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.
Image reads “Happy Release Day” in the lower right corner is a magnifying glass with Crime Writers of Color inside. An image of the over has a pocket watch against a red,orange, yellow sunset.
The Girl in CELL A book cover of young woman with Happy Release Day on brick background. Crime Writers of Color in magnifying glass.