9780810140813-0810140810-A Death in Harlem: A Novel

A Death in Harlem: A Novel

ISBN-13: 9780810140813
ISBN-10: 0810140810
Edition: 1
Author: Karla FC Holloway
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: TriQuarterly
Format: Paperback 248 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780810140813
ISBN-10: 0810140810
Edition: 1
Author: Karla FC Holloway
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: TriQuarterly
Format: Paperback 248 pages

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A Death in Harlem: A Novel (ISBN-13: 9780810140813 and ISBN-10: 0810140810), written by authors Karla FC Holloway, was published by TriQuarterly in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent A Death in Harlem: A Novel (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.31.

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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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