Description
When the African conjure-man N’Gana Frimbo is found dead in his consultation room, Perry Dart—one of Harlem’s Black police detectives—must unravel a case that blends mystery, superstition, and community suspicion. Working alongside Dr. Archer and navigating the competing instincts of Bubber Brown and Jinx Jenkins, Dart follows clues through a neighborhood where every rumor can be both a lead and a threat. With its brisk, character-driven investigation, the story explores justice, prejudice, and the tension between folk belief and modern law. Written by Rudolph Fisher, a key voice of the Harlem Renaissance, this landmark mystery delivers suspense while foregrounding Black experience and agency at the center of the crime genre.
Available Editions
paperback
Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published Apr 5, 2022
314 pages
ISBN: 9781464215971
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Details
First Published
1932
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher.