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A Death in Harlem

A Death in Harlem

Holloway, Karla Fc

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction

ISBN10: 0810140810
ISBN13: 9780810140813
Publisher: Northwestern Univ Pr
Published: Sep 15 2019
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

In A Death in Harlem, famed scholar Karla FC Holloway weaves a mystery in the bon vivant world of the Harlem Renaissance. Taking as her point of departure the tantalizingly ambiguous death by misadventure at the climax of Nella Larsen's Passing, Holloway accompanies readers to the sunlit boulevards and shaded sidestreets of Jazz Age New York. A murder there will test the mettle, resourcefulness, and intuition of Harlem's first colored policeman, Weldon Haynie Thomas.

Clear glass towers rising in Manhattan belie a city where people are often not what they seem. For some here, identity is a performance of passing-passing for another race, for another class, for someone safe to trust. Thomas's investigation illuminates the societies and secret societies, the intricate code of manners, the world of letters, and the broad social currents of 1920s Harlem.

A Death in Harlem is an exquisitely crafted, briskly paced, and impeccably stylish journey back to a time still remembered as a peak of American glamour. It introduces Holloway as a fresh voice in storytelling, and Weldon Haynie Thomas as an endearing and unforgettable detective.

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