![]() ![]() If you like the Blues these little notes (yes, you may groan) are pleasant to stumble across. ![]() Like the previous novel (and left out of that review) Blues music is an undercurrent to the book, as it pops up in characters’ homes and other locations. (As noted in the “Author’s Note”, the specific film companies mentioned did not exist, but others that had similar stories did.) It is all very interesting if, like me, you had no knowledge of this history. Before he started his first film business he also wrote and sold popular fiction books for blacks by writing them about black (“Negro” to use the period-correct descriptive) American characters. ![]() The story revolves around an elderly (90) man who was a pioneering writer and director. In this book, the primary one is that of a parallel network of black filmmakers and movie theaters just like the Negro baseball league existed in parallel with “major league baseball”. As in most of his books, the writing is tight, the characters realistic, and the storyline engaging.Īs noted in my review of “The Bessie Blue Killer”, the lead characters get embroiled in mysteries that revolve around significant trivia and historical facts. ![]() I am giving this a “4” based on the writing, plotting and minutia that the author incorporates into it. This book is the fourth in the series (it comes after “The Bessie Blue Killer”) and I found it to be as engaging and as well-written as the previous volume. ![]()
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