
This 1958 Edgar Award winner for best novel from Lacy (1911-1968) masterfully combines a classic genre trope with a powerful depiction of the impact of racism in 1950s America.-- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Though private investigators were the...

A hardboiled crime novel set in New York City, following a private investigator drawn into a case shaped by race, identity, and social tension. Touie Moore, a Black detective working in a predominantly white profession, is hired to locate a missing man, only...


A hardboiled crime novel set in New York City, following a private investigator drawn into a case shaped by race, identity, and social tension. Touie Moore, a Black detective working in a predominantly white profession, is hired to locate a missing man, only...


