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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
(RAW Rating: 4.5) - Be careful who you ask,
January 29, 2008
DARKNESS AND THE DEVIL BEHIND ME is a truly good mystery with lots
of suspense, romance, fright and racial issues. Even if Lanie discovers
what happened, will the high society white people involved let her tell
the story without ruining the newspaper, which is a black production in
Harlem? There are many characters and quite a few side plots, but they
all blend together to make a coherent story that is easy to follow. I
found the book to be delicious!
Reviewed by Alice Holman
of the RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
An interesting mystery and look at Harlem Society of the 1920's, January 11, 2008
"Darkness" is a very entertaining mystery that gives an unusual insight
to life in Harlem in the 1920's. The reader comes to understand the
complex interaction of race, class and gender through the eyes of Lanie
Price an feisty, independent society reporter seeking to find the truth
about the unsolved disappearance of talented young woman who, but for
her family, had been long forgotten. That search will cross many of
that society's boundaries and cross those who maintain the balance of
place. Lanie is not just Easy Rollins in a dress. She is the type of
assertive Afro-American woman that the reader would be pleasantly
surprised to find at a time in history when the rights of white women
to vote were still questioned. It is her spirit that drives this story.
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Great page turner with a wonderful historical background, January 8, 2008
Enjoyed reading this - it's a fun page turner with some great
information about life in Harlem during that time. Her reporter is a
bit like a terrier with a rat in its mouth that isn't going to let go
no matter what. The author did a nice job in dealing with the romantic
relationship - a bit more realistic than the usual heavy panting. And
she must have enjoyed creating Serena - she's a hoot
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