All rights reserved, Copyright © 1970 by Ernest Tidyman. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission.

Reprint edition edited by Anthony Marques and Kevin Ketner

Cover art by Robert Hack

Reprint production by Alexis Persson

Dynamite Entertainment

113 Gaither Dr., Ste. 205

Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

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For Dynamite:

Nick Barrucci, CEO / Publisher

Juan Collado, President / COO

Joe Rybandt, Executive Editor

Matt Idelson, Senior Editor

Rachel Pinnelas, Associate Editor

Anthony Marques, Assistant Editor

Kevin Ketner, Editorial Assistant

Jason Ullmeyer, Art Director

Geoff Harkins, Graphic Designer

Cathleen Heard, Graphic Designer

Alexis Persson, Production Artist

Chris Caniano, Digital Associate

Rachel Kilbury, Digital Assistant

Brandon Dante Primavera, Director of IT/Operations

Rich Young, Director of Business Development

Alan Payne, V.P. of Sales & Marketing

Keith Davidsen, Marketing Manager

Pat O’Connell, Sales Manager

Print ISBN: 978-1-52410-016-2

Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication data

Names: Tidyman, Ernest.

Title: Shaft / Ernest Tidyman.

Description: Mount Laurel [New Jersey]: Dynamite Entertainment, 2016.

Identifiers: ISBN 978-1-52410-016-2

Subjects: LCSH African American detectives--Fiction. | Detective and mystery stories.

| Urban Fiction. | BISAC FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. | FICTION / General.

| FICTION / African American / Mystery & Detective.

Classification: LCC PZ4.T5588 2016 | DDC 813.54 –dd23

First Dynamite printing July 2016

Printed in China