African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic Study - Softcover

Bailey, Frankie Y.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786433396 ISBN 13: 9780786433391

Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2008

Synopsis

The book describes the movement by African American authors from slave narratives and antebellum newspapers into fiction writing, and the subsequent developments of black genre fiction through the present. It analyzes works by modern African American mystery writers, focusing on sleuths, the social locations of crime, victims and offenders, the notion of doing justice, and the role of African American cultural vernacular in mystery fiction. A final section focuses on readers and reading, examining African American mystery writers' access to the marketplace and the issue of the double audience raised by earlier writers.

About this title

About the Author:

Frankie Y. Bailey is an associate professor in the University at Albany's School of Criminal Justice. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America and currently serves as the secretary and a director-at-large of the Board of Directors. She is also a member of Sisters in Crime and of Romance Writers of America.

Review:

• Winner, Macavity Award—Mystery Readers International
• Finalist, Edgar Award—Mystery Writers of America
• Finalist, Anthony Award—Bouchercon World Mystery Convention
• Finalist, Agatha Award—Malice Domestic Mystery Convention
• “Engagingly written...an important addition”—Mystery Scene
• “Ms. Bailey’s depth of knowledge on the subject is staggering”—Scarlet
• “Frankie Bailey knows a thing or two about crime writing”—Times Union (Albany, NY)

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0786433396
• ISBN 13: 9780786433391
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 277