{"product_id":"a-death-in-harlem-9780810140813","title":"A Death in Harlem","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Death in Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003ePassing\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Death in Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKARLA FC HOLLOWAY \u003c\/b\u003eis the James. B. Duke Professor Emerita of English and Law at Duke University, where her research and teaching have included African American literary and cultural studies, bioethics, gender, and law. She is the author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003ePassed On: African American Mourning Stories\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePrivate Bodies, Public Texts: Race, Gender, and a Cultural Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLegal Fictions: Constituting Race, Composing Literature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50675055067410,"sku":"9780810140813","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_133d56c0-0ebb-4060-a493-675068cb71e7.jpg?v=1733870699","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-death-in-harlem-9780810140813","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}