The intuitionist

Description:

Who tampered with the elevator? The mundane job of elevator inspection becomes a mysterious tale of intrigue. Whitehead weaves a beautiful narrative featuring an independent protagonist who elevates herself from the racism she faces in this noir mystery.

subjects: Elevators,  African Americans,  Fiction,  African American women,  Inspection,  Race relations,  Clairvoyants,  City and town life,  Humorous stories,  African americans, fiction,  Fiction, humorous, general,  Fiction, mystery & detective, general,  Fiction, alternative history,  Fiction, african american & black, general,  American literature