Cheryl Head
Newberry Crime Writing Workshop Instructor
Bio:
Cheryl A. Head writes the award-winning Charlie Mack Motown Mysteries, set in Detroit and recently a clue on the game show, Jeopardy!
Time’s Undoing, her 2023 historical fiction novel, unravels the mystery around the police murder of a young Black man in Birmingham, Alabama’s Jim Crow era. Based on her family’s personal tragedy, Time’s Undoing was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, as well as the Agatha, Strand Critics, Macavity, Anthony, and Hurston Wright Legacy Awards.
Head’s 2013 Long Way Home: A World War II Novel set in 1943 tells the story of the experiences of Black, male and female soldiers who served on the U.S. home front during the War. The novel garnered two nominations from the Next Generation Indie Books Awards.
Head’s books are included in the Special Collections of the State of Michigan Library. She is Co-Chair of the 2027 Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, which will be held in Washington, DC.
