1. African-American Mysteries.
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Van Fleet, Connie
- Subjects
MYSTERY fiction ,ADVENTURE stories ,FICTION ,PUBLISHING ,LITERATURE ,LIBRARIES ,COLLECTION management (Libraries) ,ARCHIVES - Abstract
African Americans who have spent formative years in the United States have a viewpoint grounded in a specific culture. This paper defines "African American mystery" as crime or detective fiction written by African Americans. African American mystery novels have grown in number and diversity over time. As the audience has grown, publishers and reviewers have given more attention to the genre. While the stories are not necessarily about race, they are richly imbued with African American culture and themes. An overview of review sources, an annotated bibliography of four essential back- ground sources, a classified list of African American mystery novels, and a list of award-winning African American mysteries are included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2004
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