Finding Maubee

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Finding Maubee
Author Albert H. Z. Carr
LanguageEnglish
Genre Detective novel
Publication date
1971
Media type Print

Finding Maubee is a 1971 detective novel by Albert H. Z. Carr set in a fictional Caribbean island called St. Caro. [1] Published after Carr's death, it earned Carr a posthumous Edgar Award in the category of Best First Novel.

The novel was made into a 1989 American film titled The Mighty Quinn starring Denzel Washington and Robert Townsend. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ABE Books review. Retrieved February 6, 2009
  2. Finding Maubee at AllMovie. Retrieved February 6, 2009
  3. Vincent Canby (1989-02-17). "The Might Quinn". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-03-18.