Open AccessRace and Mystery in Cape Cod
Author(s) -
Nicholas Powers
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
monthly review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 0027-0520
DOI - 10.14452/mr-071-06-2019-10_7
Subject(s) - cape , racism , fell , race (biology) , identity (music) , history , genealogy , art history , sociology , gender studies , art , geography , archaeology , cartography , aesthetics
In Bill Fletcher Jr.'s first novel, The Man Who Fell from the Sky, the sleepy Cape Cod town of Osterville has blood on its hands. In this murder mystery, Fletcher digs through layers of racism in Southern Massachusetts to uncover more than the killer's identity. The novel compellingly exposes the racism of society, turning its victims against each other.