The conjure-man dies : a mystery tale of dark Harlem /
Fisher, Rudolph, 1897-1934,
The conjure-man dies : a mystery tale of dark Harlem / Rudolph Fisher ; edited, with an introduction by Leslie S. Klinger. - xiii, 290 pages ; 22 cm. - Library of Congress crime classics . - Library of Congress crime classics. .
"This edition of The Conjure-Man Dies is based on the first edition in the Library of Congress's collection, originally published in 1932 by Covici-Friede."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
An unmissable entry in the esteemed Library of Congress Crime Classics, an exciting new classic mystery series created in exclusive partnership with the Library of Congress to highlight the best of American crime fiction. When the body of N'Gana Frimbo, the African conjure-man, is discovered in his consultation room, Perry Dart, one of Harlem's ten Black police detectives, is called in to investigate. Together with Dr Archer, a physician from across the street, Dart is determined to solve the baffling mystery, helped and hindered by Bubber Brown and Jinx Jenkins, local boys keen to clear themselves of suspicion of murder and undertake their own investigations. This groundbreaking mystery is the first ever to feature a Black detective and all Black characters, written by Black author Rudolph Fisher, who was a principal writer of the Harlem Renaissance.
9781464215964 1464215960
2021042279
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
African American detectives--Fiction.
African Americans--New York (State)--New York--Fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
The conjure-man dies : a mystery tale of dark Harlem / Rudolph Fisher ; edited, with an introduction by Leslie S. Klinger. - xiii, 290 pages ; 22 cm. - Library of Congress crime classics . - Library of Congress crime classics. .
"This edition of The Conjure-Man Dies is based on the first edition in the Library of Congress's collection, originally published in 1932 by Covici-Friede."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
An unmissable entry in the esteemed Library of Congress Crime Classics, an exciting new classic mystery series created in exclusive partnership with the Library of Congress to highlight the best of American crime fiction. When the body of N'Gana Frimbo, the African conjure-man, is discovered in his consultation room, Perry Dart, one of Harlem's ten Black police detectives, is called in to investigate. Together with Dr Archer, a physician from across the street, Dart is determined to solve the baffling mystery, helped and hindered by Bubber Brown and Jinx Jenkins, local boys keen to clear themselves of suspicion of murder and undertake their own investigations. This groundbreaking mystery is the first ever to feature a Black detective and all Black characters, written by Black author Rudolph Fisher, who was a principal writer of the Harlem Renaissance.
9781464215964 1464215960
2021042279
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
African American detectives--Fiction.
African Americans--New York (State)--New York--Fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.