02491cam a2200289 4500 584855470 TxAuBib 20220519120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780008451370 0008451370 6d53078d-594a-4d34-b5c1-1c8340b75ab6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5704174 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Fisher, Rudolph. The Conjure-Man Dies [Libby] : A Harlem Mystery: The first ever African-American crime novel. HarperCollins Publishers, 2021. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1680kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Classic Literature. Fiction. One of Buzzfeed's Most Anticipated Books of 2021."This trailblazing work of fiction is notable for its depiction of Harlem's African American society and culture in the 1930s" –Bookpage 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. The Conjure-Man Dies was the very first detective novel written by an African-American. A distinguished doctor and accomplished musician and dramatist, Rudolph Fisher was one of the principal writers of the Harlem Renaissance, but died in 1934 aged only 37. With a gripping plot and vividly drawn characters, Fisher's witty novel is a remarkable time capsule of one of the most exciting eras in the history of Black fiction. This crime classic is introduced by New York crime writer Stanley Ellin, and includes Rudolph Fisher's last published story, 'John Archer's Nose', in which Perry Dart and Dr Archer return to solve the case of a young man murdered in his own bed. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-17 20:00:03. Ellin, Stanley. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6d53078d-594a-4d34-b5c1-1c8340b75ab6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6d53078d-594a-4d34-b5c1-1c8340b75ab6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)