A review by locdbooktician
Black Noir: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction by African-American Writers by Gary Phillips, Walter Mosley, Paula L. Woods, Charles W. Chesnutt, Gar Anthony Haywood, Alice Dunbar Nelson, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, Eleanor Taylor Bland, Rudolph Fisher, Otto Penzler, Edward P. Jones, Ann Petry, George S. Schuyler, Robert Greer, Hughes Allison, Chester Himes

5.0

This is by far my favorite book of 2020. There is a world of black mystery, crime, and suspense writers that I didn't know about. I purchased 5 books while reading this collection of short stories. A lot of these authors were born in the mid-1800s to the mid-1990s. I didn't know that Black Mystery Writers existed at that time. That shows my ignorance. It was so refreshing to read short stories from Black Women. Wow, the talent.

These stories gave me a window into this time period. It was clear that the black writers in the mid to late 1800s wrote for white authors. This was 15 beautiful and often painfully crafted stories. I have many favorites at the moment.

I will be doing a thorough review of this book and will be putting the link to the video review here later.

Wow! I need time to digest what I have read.