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Black noir : mystery, crime and suspense stories by African-American writers

Title
Black noir : mystery, crime and suspense stories by African-American writers / edited by Otto Penzler.
Publication
New York : Pegasus Books, 2009.

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Additional Authors
Penzler, Otto.
Description
xiii, 349 p.; 21 cm.
Summary
The best mystery and crime fiction ever produced by African-American writers.
Subject
  • Detective and mystery stories, American
  • African Americans > Fiction
Genre/Form
  • Detective and mystery fiction.
  • Noir fiction.
  • Short stories.
Contents
Introduction / Otto Penzler -- Old boys, old girls / Edward P. Jones -- I'll be doggone / Paula L. Woods -- Corollary / Hughes Allison -- Oprah's song / Robert Greer -- On Saturday the siren sounds at noon / Ann Petry -- The sheriff's children / Charles W. Chesnutt -- House of tears / Gary Phillips -- The Canasta club / Eleanor Taylor Bland -- Talma Gordon / Pauline E. Hopkins -- Strictly business / Chester Himes -- John Archer's nose / Rudolph Fisher -- The shoemaker murder / George S. Schuyler -- The first rule is / Gar Anthony Haywood -- Summer session / Alice Dunbar Nelson -- Black dog / Walter Mosley.
Call Number
Sc D 10-431
ISBN
  • 9781605980577 (pbk.)
  • 1605980579 (pbk.)
  • 9781605980393 (hc)
  • 1605980390 (hc)
OCLC
286439284
Title
Black noir : mystery, crime and suspense stories by African-American writers / edited by Otto Penzler.
Imprint
New York : Pegasus Books, 2009.
Edition
1st Pegasus Books ed.
Added Author
Penzler, Otto.
Research Call Number
Sc D 10-431
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