African American Mystery Writers

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.

“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”—timesunion.com.

• Table of ContentsPreface     PART I. EARLY BLACK WRITERS AS CRIME REPORTERS      1. Naming the Crime     2. Early Genre Writers      3. From Himes to Hip Hop      PART II. MODERN AFRICAN AMERICAN MYSTERY WRITERS      4. The Sleuths and Their Worlds      5. Place, Crime, and Community     6. Victims and Offenders      7. Doing Justice      PART III. READERS, WRITERS, AND SCHOLARS      8. Readers and Reading      9. Writers and Scholars Speak      Concluding Thoughts: Worldviews in Context      Appendix A: Biographical Information      Appendix B: Books of Post-1987 Authors in the Sample      Appendix C: Nominations and Awards      Appendix D: Checklist of Mystery/Detective Fiction, Film and Television      Appendix E: Index to Topics in the Books in the Sample      Appendix F: Readers Survey      Notes      Bibliography      Index