By Daily Press staff
Author Paula Woods will give a free lecture Feb. 26 on the topic of “Spooks, Spies and Private Eyes: Black Mystery, Crime & Suspense Fiction of the 20th Century.”
The lecture, whose title comes from the critically acclaimed anthology that Woods edited, will be held at 11:15 a.m. in the SMC Concert Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd. The lecture is presented by the SMC Associates and SMC English Department as part of SMC’s “Literary Series” as well as a celebration of Black History Month.
Woods, of Los Angeles, is the award-winning author of three novels in the Charlotte Justice series, the most recent being “Dirty Laundry,” published in 2003. “Stormy Weather,” the second in the series, was named one of the best books of 2001 by the Los Angeles Times and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The first Charlotte Justice mystery, “Inner City Blues,” was on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list for three weeks and was also named by the newspaper as one of the best books of 1999. The book received the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery, was named Best First Novel by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, and nominated for the Edgar and Anthony awards for best first mystery novel.
“Spooks, Spies and Private Eyes,” published in 1995, also received or was nominated for several awards.
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Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 20, 2004. Read the original PDF.