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Black noir : mystery, crime and suspense stories by African-American writers / edited by Otto Penzler.

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Pegasus Books : Distributed by W. W. Norton, c2009.

Crime -- Fiction.

Short stories, American -- Black authors.

1st Pegasus Books ed.

xiii, 349 p. ; 21 cm.

Introduction / Otto Penzler -- Old boys, old girls / Edward P. Jones -- I'll be doggone / Paula L. Woods -- Corollary / Hughes Allison -- Oprah's song / Robert Greer -- On Saturday the siren sounds at noon / Ann Petry -- The sheriff's children / Charles W. Chesnutt -- House of tears / Gary Phillips -- The Canasta club / Eleanor Taylor Bland -- Talma Gordon / Pauline E. Hopkins -- Strictly business / Chester Himes -- John Archer's nose / Rudolph Fisher -- The shoemaker murder / George S. Schuyler -- The first rule is / Gar Anthony Haywood -- Summer session / Alice Dunbar Nelson -- Black dog / Walter Mosley.

Some of the best-known and most influential pieces of crime fiction have been from African American writers. Be it Walter Mosley’s great detective Easy Rawlins, or the mean streets of Harlem at the hands of Chester Himes, the stories and characters in this anthology have shaped the mystery genre with their own unique viewpoints and styles. Contributors to the collection include Robert Greer, Chester Himes, Walter Mosley, Cary Phillips, Frankie Bailey, and Richard Wright.

Mystery fiction.

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