The conjure-man dies: a mystery tale of dark Harlem

An African king with a degree from Harvard who set himself up as a "conjure-man", a fortune teller, is murdered in 1930s Harlem. This is the first known mystery novel written by an African American.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fisher, Rudolph 1897-1934 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor Univ. of Michigan Press 1992
Edition:1. ed. as an Ann Arbor paperback
Series:Ann Arbor paperbacks
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Summary:An African king with a degree from Harvard who set himself up as a "conjure-man", a fortune teller, is murdered in 1930s Harlem. This is the first known mystery novel written by an African American.
Physical Description:316 S.
ISBN:0472064924
0472094920

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