A Conversation with Cheryl Head – Author of the Charlie Mack Motown Series

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I had so much fun talking with Cheryl Head about her latest book in the Charlie Mack Motown series, Warn Me When It's Time. We dig deep in discussing her sleuth Charlene “Charlie” Mack. Cheryl shares insight into her research methods for the latest book that deals with hate groups in Detroit. These are just some of the great things we talked about.

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We discussed:

00:43 -----We talk Bouchercon and Cheryl's involvement as a board member 02:34 -----Cheryl gives us insight into the cast of characters who surround and support her sleuth Charlie Mack 11:33 ----- We get insight into what motivates Charlie Mack 16:11 ----- We talk about the challenges and conflicts Charlie Mack faces being "othered" while working in law enforcement 18:26 ----- We discuss how Charlie's girlfriend being a police officer changes the dynamics of the story and breaks standard troupes 20:51 ----- Cheryl shares how her sleuth, Charlie Mack, has an expansive mind and how her sleuth is breaking down boundaries by living her life 26:17 ----- We talk about the relationships between the local police, federal agents, and Charlie Mack's investigative team 35:02 ----- We discuss the research that went into the latest book, "Warn Me When It's Time", and its focus on hate groups 45:14 ----- Cheryl Head shares information on her writing process 47:03 ----- We talk about Cheryl's new project to write a literary mystery 50:47 ----- We geek out on a discussion of the works from the Harlem Renaissance and the lives of Black people then compared to now 54:15 ----- We geek out some more as we talk about the Julie Moody-Freeman's Black Romance Podcast 55:59 ----- Cheryl Head discusses the forward she wrote for the reissue of Nikki Baker's "Long Goodbyes" and the impact Nikki Baker's works had on her life and writing 59:00 ----- We talk about the impact of Charlie Mack being a queer black woman who is the central sleuth in a great mystery series