Shaft (novel)
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| Author | Ernest Tidyman |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 1970 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Followed by | Shaft Among the Jews |
Shaft is a 1970 detective novel by Ernest Tidyman. It is the first novel in the John Shaft novel series. The novel debuted the character John Shaft and inspired both the 1971 film Shaft and its sequels.