Rich Milford is dead. And honestly? Nobody seems particularly heartbroken about it. Set in 1920s Oklahoma, just outside Tulsa and in the aftermath of the 1921 massacre, this short, genre-bending novel follows the death of Rich Milford, an infamous moonshiner, womanizer, and wealthy businessman with four wives: Lally, Sophronia, Georgette, and Vivianne. Each woman has…
Category: 1920s
Dead Dead Girls
I really wanted to love this one. The concept had so much potential. A murder mystery set in 1920s Harlem with flapper vibes and a young Black woman at the center of it all? Yes, please. But unfortunately, the execution just didn’t work for me. The opening started strong: we meet a girl who survives…