Right now I’m reading Palace Council by Stephen L. Carter. I read Carter’s first book several years because John Grisham recommended it. I was so captivated by the book that I quickly snatched this up from the bookstore when I stumbled onto it last week.
Carter is an African-American law professor, and he writes murder mysteries set among the African-American middle class. His novels are great thrillers, but along the way, he manages to turn just about every racial stereotype upside down.
Its a good way to remember that “African-American” is only one adjective that some folks wear. At the heart, they are people, and they can be rich or poor, bright or smart, even Republican or Democrat.