Eric Jerome Dickey (1961-2021) was the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of twenty-nine novels, as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (X-Men) and the Black Panther. His novel Sister, Sister was honored as one of Essence's ""50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years,"" and A Wanted Woman won the NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2014. His most recent novels include The Blackbirds, Finding Gideon, Bad Men and Wicked Women, Before We Were Wicked, The Business of Lovers, and The Son of Mr. Suleman.
[Dickey has] perfected an addictive fictional formula. -The New York Times [Eric Jerome Dickey is] the king of African American fiction. -Entertainment Weekly A serendipitous mix of lust, longing, and murder . . . the pacing is amazing. -Booklist Dickey's work if gritty, smart, and ready for the big screen. Try it- and make sure you're strapped in. -Upscale -[Dickey has] perfected an addictive fictional formula.- -The New York Times -[Eric Jerome Dickey is] the king of African American fiction.- -Entertainment Weekly -A serendipitous mix of lust, longing, and murder . . . the pacing is amazing.- -Booklist -Dickey's work if gritty, smart, and ready for the big screen. Try it- and make sure you're strapped in.- -Upscale