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Valerie Wilson Wesley is the award-winning author of the Blackboard bestselling Tamara Hayle Mystery Series and the Odessa Jones Mysteries, as well as adult fiction, children's books, and paranormal romance (under the name Savanna Welles). She is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Excellence in Adult Fiction Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, the National Association of Black Journalists Griot Award, the Amigirls Book Club Author of the Year and the Literary Beacon Award from the national Go On Girls Book Club. A former executive editor of Essence Magazine and Sisters in Crime board member, she is currently an artist-in-residence at the Cicely Tyson School of Performing Arts in East Orange, NJ. Wesley is a graduate of Howard University and holds master's degrees from the Bank Street College of Education and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She is married to noted screenwriter and playwright Richard Wesley and has two adult daughters. She can be found online at ValerieWilsonWesley.com.
Praise for A GLIMMER OF DEATH There's crispness in Wesley's plotting and sparkle in the supporting characters, notably Dessa's feisty, elderly aunts - both possessed of extrasensory gifts - and a possible love interest in ex-cop Lennox Royal. There's also something oddly comforting about a Black woman in fiction who isn't weighed down by societal pathology and who can appreciate a good glass of Merlot and reruns of Downton Abbey as much as the next woman. In between heavier mystery fare, this unicorn of a Black cozy is a welcome palate cleanser. - The Los Angeles Times The creator of Newark private eye Tamara Hayle dials back the wisecracks and bumps up the paranormal hints to launch a new series featuring a widowed African American realtor whose workplace is a hot mess. - Kirkus Reviews Widow Odessa Jones, the psychically gifted narrator of this strong series launch from Wesley, can see glimmers, auralike colors that correspond to a person's emotional state...Wesley perfectly captures her protagonist's emotions, including the lingering melancholy she feels for her late husband...Readers will hope to see a lot more of kind, empathetic Odessa. - Publishers Weekly
