Shades of Black Crime and Mystery Stories by African-American Authors |
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| Editor:
| Bland, Eleanor Taylor |
| ISBN: | 978-0-425-20014-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Berkley |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.00 |
Book Description:
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A dazzling collection of crime and mystery stories by Black authors. Bringing together today's brightest talent from the field--from Walter Mosley, "one of America's best mystery writers" (
The New York Times), to the late Hugh Holton, whose "gift for retaining suspense is golden" (
Chicago Sun-Times)--it is the first anthology of African-American mystery writers.
Shades of Black is not only a tribute to the art of storytelling, it's a fascinating...
More Description A dazzling collection of crime and mystery stories by Black authors.
Bringing together today's brightest talent from the field--from Walter Mosley, "one of America's best mystery writers" (The New York Times), to the late Hugh Holton, whose "gift for retaining suspense is golden" (Chicago Sun-Times)--it is the first anthology of African-American mystery writers. Shades of Black is not only a tribute to the art of storytelling, it's a fascinating foray into the rich and widely varied Black experience.
Includes stories by:
Frankie Y. Bailey * Jacqueline Turner Banks * Chris Benson * Eleanor Taylor Bland and Anthony Bland * Patricia E. Canterbury * Christopher Chambers * Tracy Clark * Evelyn Coleman * Grace F. Edwards * Robert Greer * Terris MacMahan Grimes * Gar Anthony Haywood * Hugh Holton * Geri Spencer Hunter * Dicey Scroggins Jackson * Glenville Lovell * Lee E. Meadows * Penny Mickelbury * Walter Mosley * Percy Spurlark Parker * Gary Phillips * Charles Shipps