num_pages: 208
description: NYPD cop Filomena Buscarsela has pretty much seen it all in her five years on the force. But after she recognizes the victim of a fatal toxic leak, her instincts tell her that something is not what it seems to be. From her run-down Spanish Harlem apartment to the way-out clubs of the Lower East Side, Filomena's investigation leads her to suspect that a group of high-powered corporate executives has turned to murder as a way to protect its bottom line. 23 SHADES OF BLACK is K. j. a. Wishnia's first novel featuring Filomena Buscarsela. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune called this "One of the most distinctive series in mystery fiction.." "Filomena Buscarsela [is] a Latina heroine with the epic appeal of Everywoman. . . . The world's a mess, but Filomena's still fighting. It's that perspective that sets Wishnia apart-there's nothing else out there remotely like his books." Rocky Mountain News
language: English
title: 23 Shades of Black
titlecomplete: 23 Shades of Black (Filomena Buscarsela, #1)
characters: Filomena Buscarsela
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 113
series: Filomena Buscarsela
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Paperback Original, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Wildside Pr