Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Nekesa Afia!   Writes: Nekesa Afia writes women-led historical mysteries. A LETHAL LADY is the third installment in the Harlem Renaissance Mysteries in which main character Louise Lloyd travels to Paris. She’s asked by an old friend to check up on a flighty, somewhat well-known artist who has gone missing. Following this artist, Iris Wright, leads Louise to go undercover in an elite secret society of women artists.   About: Canadian millennial with a flair for the dramatic. My interests include dancing, sewing, and baking (barely). My favorite pleasures include hot chocolate, sitting in the sunshine, and plotting the murder of imaginary people. I am hoping you’ll join me for an adventure or two!   I’m looking for readers interested in: An underrated time period Tiny lesbians solving crime Women taking charge and doing sh*t for themselves Exploring stories from unrepresented points of view Headstrong and vulnerable women   What to expect if we’re compatible: A mystery with twists and turns A strong cast…

1–What is the title of your latest release? Dead Dead Girls 2–What is it about? Dead Dead Girls is a prohibition-era about a tiny, tired Black lesbian who is forced into solving crime. 3–What do you love about the setting of your book?  I love the vibrancy and how alive the 1920s were. Even when the world was reeling, postwar, there is a generation that still grew and thrived on their own terms. 4–How did your main character(s) surprise you?  My main character, Louise Lloyd, surprised me by being so confident and determined. She is put into many different situations and still manages to come through as herself and stronger. 5–Why will readers relate to your characters?  I think readers will relate to my characters because they’re human. They get to make mistakes and have fun and be wrong and right. 6–What was one of your biggest challenges while writing this book (spoiler-free, of course!)?  One of the biggest challenges while writing this book was getting the vibes exactly right. I was trying to get myself in the headspace of a woman who was born nearly a century before me, and has lived a completely different life. It’s impossible to…