pt. I. Early Black writers as crime reporters
Naming the crime
Early genre writers
From Himes to Hip Hop
pt. II. Modern African American mystery writers
The sleuths and their worlds
Place, crime, and community
Victims and offenders
Doing justice
pt. III. Readers, writers, and scholars
Readers and reading
Writers and scholars speak
Concluding thoughts: Worldviews in context
App. A. Biographical information
App. B. Books of post-1987 authors in the sample
App. C. Nominations and awards
App. D. Checklist of mystery/detective fiction, film and television
App. E. Index to topics in the books in the sample
App. F. Readers survey.
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African American mystery writers : a historical and thematic study by Frankie Y. Bailey. ISBN 9780786433391. Published by McFarland in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
