The Disappearance

Imamu Jones #1

by Rosa Guy

After he is acquitted of murdering a grocery store owner, Imamu Jones is released into the custody of the Aimsley family. Imamu believes that things are finally looking up--until the Aimsleys' daughter disappears and he becomes the prime suspect.

Genres: Young Adult, African American, Fiction, Mystery

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Rosa Cuthbert Guy (1925-2012) was an American writer.

Born in Trinidad, Rosa Guy moved to the United States with her family at the age of seven, where they settled in New York in 1932. Soon after, her parents, Henry and Audrey Cuthbert, died. After, she and her sister went to many foster homes. She quit school at age fourteen and took a job to help support her family.

During World War II she joined the American Negro Theatre. She studied theatre and writing at the University of New York.

Guy wrote a number of books aimed at young adults. Many of her books reflect on the dependability of family members who love and care for one other. Her works include: Bird at My Window (1966), Children of Longing (1971), The Friends (1973), Ruby (1976), Edith Jackson (1978), The Disappearance (1979), Mirror of Her Own (1981), A Measure of Time (1983), and New Guys Around the Block (1983), Paris, Pee Wee and Big Dog (1984), My Love, My Love, or the Peasant Girl (1985), And I Heard a Bird Sing (1987).

She is divorced from Warner Guy, with whom she had a son, Warner Guy Jr.

Reviews

[Thomas Hernandez]

Horrible

[Moonlight Bree Reads]

This was one of the first books I read and I absolutely loved it..

I haven't been able to find a paperback copy as I really want this for my collection.

[John]

The story idea was good but not well written in my opinion.

[Kirsta Bailey]

It's a nice story.. :)

[Max]

I personaly liked the stories because i love exciting stories. I would have liked it if the book would have bin a bit longer because it was to short for me. The story began in a good way and ended up also good. So i found the way of how the book was writin very good. I would recommend this book to everybody who likes mysterious and exciting stories.