Dickey, Eric Jerome

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Description: Eric Jerome Dickey writes mainstream fiction focused on a middle class world of careers and emotions, inhabited by African-American characters seeking to improve themselves. Set in the urban black community, the novels feature fashion, music, and entertainment figures; Dickey's upwardly mobile characters aim to cement their image with public displays of wealth. The hip characters speak a jargon that melds raw, street-wise slang with cultured dialogue. These contemporary comedies of manners are usually light in tone, although serious issues appear. Dickey also writes suspense, mainly in the series featuring Gideon, a professional assassin. Start with: Friends and Lovers (Mainstream); Sleeping with Strangers (Suspense)

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Description: Eric Jerome Dickey writes mainstream fiction focused on a middle class world of careers and emotions, inhabited by African-American characters seeking to improve themselves. Set in the urban black community, the novels feature fashion, music, and entertainment figures; Dickey's upwardly mobile characters aim to cement their image with public displays of wealth. The hip characters speak a jargon that melds raw, street-wise slang with cultured dialogue. These contemporary comedies of manners are usually light in tone, although serious issues appear. Dickey also writes suspense, mainly in the series featuring Gideon, a professional assassin. Start with: Friends and Lovers (Mainstream); Sleeping with Strangers (Suspense)

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