Richard Wright's Lost Novel
Illustration by Joe Ciardiello. In the midst of the Great Depression, a series of ghostly and mysterious thefts flummoxed the Los Angeles Police Department. In November of 1931, $11,000 went missing from a safe at the Owl Drug Company, with no sign of breaking and entering. Then a safe was emptied in a nearby clothing store. Over the next few months, blankets, typewriters, and other items disappeared from stores in the neighborhood without a trace.1 Books in Review By Richard Wright The police had no witnesses, no leads, no suspects, and no idea what was going on until the following wint...
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