The conjure-man dies

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Fisher, Rudolph, 1897-1934
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Library of Congress Crime Classics
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An African king with a degree from Harvard who set himself up as a "conjure-man", a fortune teller, is murdered in 1930s Harlem. This is the first known mystery novel written by an African American. Also includes the short story "John Archer's Nose."

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African American detectives
African American detectives -- Fiction
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African Americans -- Fiction
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
Classic Literature
Detective and mystery fiction
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Fiction
Fortune-tellers
Fortune-tellers -- Fiction
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
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Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
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Fisher, Rudolph,1897-1934.John Archer's nose
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Electronic books
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