Called "an outstanding series" by Booklist and "triumphant" by the Chicago Tribune, Kris Nelscott's Smokey Dalton mysteries boast numerous awards, including finalists for the Edgar and Shamus awards. The Oregonian says: "The Nelscott series setting, in the turbulent late '60s, gives her books layers of issues of racism, class, and war, all of which still seem to remain sadly timely today." And Entertainment Weekly says of the main character: "It's not hard to draw parallels between Nelscott's PI Smokey Dalton and Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins."This ebook contains a list of all of the books in the series in reading order, with covers, descriptions, reviews, and links to buy.

Smokey Dalton Series Reading Order Guide - Smokey Dalton

When a disturbing postcard arrives at his Atlanta office, Emerson knows he must report it to the NAACP. The postcard, sent by the mysterious Lurleen from Abbotts Creek, Arkansas, depicts yet another lynching. Emerson agrees to travel to Abbotts Creek to investigate, but he knows doing so poses great risk. Emerson only passes as white, and this Lurleen knows his face. Emerson knows one day his luck will run out. And when he arrives in Abbotts Creek, he soon discovers that day might have come at last."Nelscott is good at conveying the edgy caution that blacks once brought to their movements among white society."-Houston Chronicle

The Monster in Our Midst

"Kris Nelscott can lay claim to the strongest series of detective novels now being written by an American author." SalonIn the first week of the new decade, an emergency phone call shatters Chicago Private Detective Smokey Dalton's hopes for a good 1970. His adopted son Jimmy and Jimmy's best friend and cousin Keith Grimshaw need help. Smokey arrives at a South Side hotel across from the boys' school in time to clean up a horrible mess, one the boys mostly solve on their own. But the boys' heroic actions echo across all of Chicago. Smokey finds himself standing alone against street gangs, the mob, and the Democratic Machine. If he fights this battle and fails, he stands to lose not only Jimmy and their future together, but also his life. A finalist for the 2015 Shamus Award for Best Original Paperback P. I. Novel by the Private Eye Writers of America."Easy comparisons can be made to Dave Robicheaux, Spenser, and Easy Rawlins, but Smokey is his own man. Women want to be near him and cook his dinner as he settles his nerves with three fingers of Scotch. A great read for fans of detectives guarding an inner city's grimy streets."-Library Journal"Dalton's hard won small victory vividly illustrates a turbulent period of our recent cultural history."-Publishers Weekly"... a gripping read that drags us deeper into [Smokey] Dalton's uneasy world."-Entertainment Weekly on War at HomeRead the whole gripping series:A Dangerous Road, Book 1Smoke-Filled Rooms, Book 2Thin Walls, Book 3Stone Cribs, Book 4War at Home, Book 5Days of Rage, Book 6Street Justice, Book 7Acclaim for the Smokey Dalton Series. Edgar Award nomination. Shamus nomination for Best Private Eye Hardcover Novel. Winner of two Spotted Owl Awards for Best Mystery by a Northwest Writer . Oregon Book Award NominationKris Nelscott is an open pen name used by New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch. The first Smokey Dalton novel, A Dangerous Road, won the Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery and was short-listed for the Edgar Award for Best Novel; the second, Smoke-Filled Rooms, was a PNBA Book Award finalist; and the third, Thin Walls, was one of the Chicago Tribune's best mysteries of the year. Kirkus chose Days of Rage as one of the top ten mysteries of the year and it was also nominated for a Shamus award for The Best Private Eye Hardcover Novel of the Year. Entertainment Weekly says her equals are Walter Mosley and Raymond Chandler. Booklist calls the Smokey Dalton books "a high-class crime series" and Salon says "Kris Nelscott can lay claim to the strongest series of detective novels now being written by an American author."

Street Justice: A Smokey Dalton Novel - Smokey Dalton, #7

La vie dans le Chicago des années 1960 ressemble à une balade sur le fil d'un rasoir. Les Blancs considèrent l'émancipation des Afro-Américains comme une maladie contagieuse - et mortelle. De leur côté, de nombreux jeunes Noirs du ghetto ne rêvent que de révolution violente. C'est dans ce contexte que plusieurs personnes sont tuées dans le quartier où Smokey et Jimmy essaient de reconstruire leur vie, attirant inévitablement le regard inquisiteur des flics. À première vue, rien ne relie ces meurtres. Mais il est facile d'y deviner la ligne invisible tracée par les Blancs pour tenter de contenir l'avancée des Noirs enrichis qui commencent à migrer vers des quartiers plus chic. et plus sûrs.

Kris Nelscott (pseudonyme), née en 1960, a été récompensée par de nombreux prix. Son ouvre est traduite dans une quinzaine de langues. La route de tous les dangers est le premier volume d'une série consacrée au personnage de Smokey Dalton, initialement publiée à l'Aube avant d'être reprise par Points. En 2018, l'Aube relance cette série depuis le début et poursuivra avec les titres inédits.

Blanc sur noir

Smokey Dalton gets a call from an old friend to help transport a battered woman and her young daughter from Madison, Wisconsin, to a shelter in Chicago. When Smokey and Marvella Walker show up at the drop site, they learn that the woman is both white and a racist. She refuses to leave with them. And that's only the beginning of their problems. Chosen as one of the best mystery short stories of 2009, "Family Affair" shows why Booklist calls the Smokey Dalton books "a high-class crime series.""You don't need to be a fan of private-eye novels to admire Smokey: You just need a conscience."-Kirkus Reviews starred review of Smoke-Filled Rooms"Nelscott's hard-boiled style gives an added blast of energy to the captivating story, and because her characters are so nuanced and naturally complex, we don't know whom to trust."-The Boston Globe on Stone Cribs

Family Affair: A Smokey Dalton Story - Smokey Dalton

L'assassinat de Martin Luther King n'en finit pas de hanter la vie de Smokey Dalton, enquêteur privé noir-américain. Poursuivi par plusieurs agences gouvernementales, il a dû quitter son Sud natal pour se réfugier à Chicago où il tente de protéger Jimmy, 10 ans, seul témoin de l'assassinat du leader des droits civiques. Ne pouvant compter que sur lui-même, Dalton se forge une nouvelle identité en faisant passer l'enfant pour son fils. Il accepte un emploi d'agent de sécurité dans l'hôtel où doit se réunir le parti démocrate pour désigner son candidat à l'élection présidentielle. Or, au cours de cet été 1968, la contestation contre la guerre du Viêt-nam fait rage et la convention démocrate tourne vite au carnage entre manifestants pacifistes et forces de l'ordre...

à couper au couteau

Smokey Dalton est de retour à Chicago, après l'été 1969 passé à chercher un refuge pour lui et pour Jimmy, son fils adoptif. Il aspire à une seule chose : une vie paisible, dans laquelle il ne serait pas obligé de regarder sans cesse par-dessus son épaule pour vérifier s'il est suivi. Si sa relation avec Laura Hathaway est toujours aussi confuse, il a en revanche récupéré son boulot d'inspecteur d'immeubles pour la compagnie Sturdy. Le sort le rattrape lorsqu'il découvre plusieurs cadavres — blancs ou noirs ? — emmurés dans la cave d'une maison... A cela, ajoutons que le leader des Black Panthers lui demande d'enquêter sur les violences policières qui ont conduit à la mort de deux pacifistes noirs. Trop pour un seul homme, dites-vous ? Bien sûr que non : Smokey Dalton a de la ressource !

Quatre jours de rage

"Kris Nelscott can lay claim to the strongest series of detective novels now being written by an American author." SalonSmokey Dalton and Jimmy, the young boy he protects, have settled into a new life on Chicago's South Side. But when Smokey gets hired to investigate the death of a black man in a local park, he realizes that the murder might not be an isolated case. The Chicago Police Department doesn't really investigate black deaths, particularly near the South Side. The case forces Smokey to dig deeper into the history of the area, a history that includes gangs, racism, and secrets so dark they threaten his very existence. Chosen as one of the top ten mystery novels of the year by the Chicago Tribune, Thin Walls shows why Publisher's Weekly gave it a starred review, and Booklist calls it "another fine entry in an outstanding series."Read the whole gripping series:A Dangerous Road, Book 1Smoke-Filled Rooms, Book 2Thin Walls, Book 3Stone Cribs, Book 4War at Home, Book 5Days of Rage, Book 6Street Justice, Book 7 "Somebody needs to say that Kris Nelscott is engaged in an ongoing fictional study of a thorny era in American political and racial history. If that's not enough to get 'serious' critics and readers to pay attention to her, it's their loss." Charles Taylor, SalonKris Nelscott is an open pen name used by New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch. The first Smokey Dalton novel, A Dangerous Road, won the Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery and was short-listed for the Edgar Award for Best Novel; the second, Smoke-Filled Rooms, was a PNBA Book Award finalist; and the third, Thin Walls, was one of the Chicago Tribune's best mysteries of the year. Kirkus chose Days of Rage as one of the top ten mysteries of the year and it was also nominated for a Shamus award for The Best Private Eye Hardcover Novel of the Year. Entertainment Weekly says her equals are Walter Mosley and Raymond Chandler. Booklist calls the Smokey Dalton books "a high-class crime series."

Thin Walls: A Smokey Dalton Novel - Smokey Dalton, #3

Nous sommes en 1969, quelques mois après l'assassinat de Martin Luther King. Smokey Dalton se retrouve lancé sur les traces de Daniel Kirkland, boursier à l'université de Yale, qui a disparu alors que la contestation étudiante se développe en pleine guerre du Viêt-nam. Dalton ne se sent plus en sécurité à Chicago où les gangs font régner la terreur. Se rendre à Yale avec son fils ­Jimmy, alors que commencent les vacances d'été, lui paraît donc une excellente idée. Mais très vite, le voyage se trans­forme en lente et inévitable descente aux ­enfers.

Kris Nelscott, Américaine, est une auteure prolifique récompensée par de nombreux prix prestigieux, et traduite dans une quinzaine de langues. Elle a déjà publié, à l'Aube, La Route de tous les dangers, À couper au couteau, Blanc sur noir et Les faiseurs d'ange.

Smokey Dalton Series Reading Order Guide - Smokey Dalton

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