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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Black Author Makes History, Releases His 17th Novel Targeting All Genres of Readers

Tony Lindsay

Nationwide — Tony Lindsay is making history as an accomplished African American author. He is celebrating having now released 17 novels with his newest title, What If I Don’t?, a Chicago mystery thriller about three siblings (all are therapists) who open a community mental health center.In the story, their center becomes profitable, but one of the siblings gets murdered. Not satisfied with initial police progress, the family investigates the murder themselves; they discover a sex worker family member, a heartless stockbroker, a suspect weather lady, a murdered police officer, a blackmailing employee, a sexually twisted judge, and a professional killer posing as an undertaker.

The story pivots with several shocking deaths, and is definitely a book that readers won’t be able to put down.

About the Book
What if I Don’t?
By Tony Lindsay
ISBN 13-9798281203708
BISAC codes – FIC049010, FIC049050
Available on Amazon

More than just an author

In addition to writing books, Tony has also contributed to the online encyclopedia Identity.com and Mosiac.com. He has been published by the African American literary website ‘Timbooktu.com,’ as well as the teen magazine Cicada. He wrote bi-monthly articles for Conversations magazine, and he wrote book reviews for Hartman Publishing’s N’DIGO Magapaper and The Chicago Defender.

He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Multicultural and Transnational Literatures from East Carolina University, a Post Graduate Certificate in Editing from the Graham School at University of Chicago, a MFA in Creative Writing from Chicago State University, a MA in English from Arizona State University, and a BA in Psychology from the University of Illinois, Chicago.

He has also taught at Chicago State University, South Suburban College, Chamberlain College, Westwood College, Harold Washington College, St. Joseph College, McCormack College, and Ivy Tech Community College.

Of his seventeen books, five of them are mysteries: One Dead Preacher, One Dead Lawyer, One Dead Doctor, One Dead Activist, and What if I Don’t? Four of them are urban dramas: Urban Affair, Chasin’ it, More Boy than Girl, and Three Married Women and Her. Two of them are speculative novels: Street Possession and Melody Knight – a vampire’s tale. Three of them are teen books: Fat from Papa’s Head, Almost Grown, and Chess Not Checkers. And three of them are short story collections: Emotional Drippings, Acorns in a Skillet, and Pieces of the Hole.

Be sure to check out Tony’s official website at Pen-4-Hire.com and his author profile on AALBC.com

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