This collection of three novels presents Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, Harlem's toughest pair of cops. Renowned for their meanness and always armed with their legendary nickel-plated colts, they patrol the streets of Harlem...

'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily Telegraph A con-man is swindling the poor folk of Harlem out of their life savings - and now all hell's broken loose. The 'Reverend'...

"If He Hollers Let Him Go" von Chester Himes ist ein Roman, der in den 1940er Jahren in Los Angeles spielt und sich mit Themen wie Rassismus, Identität und sozialer Ungerechtigkeit auseinandersetzt. Die Geschichte folgt Bob Jones, einem...

"Die Geldmacher von Harlem" ist ein Kriminalroman des amerikanischen Autors Chester Himes und Teil der Süddeutsche Zeitung Kriminalbibliothek. Der Roman spielt im lebhaften und rauen Stadtteil Harlem in New York City und folgt den...

This second omnibus edition from Himes's "Harlem Cycle" sees three more novels featuring Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones. The novels include: "The Big Gold Dream", "All Shot Up" and "The Heat's On". Chester Himes is the author...

Chester Himes was born in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1909 and grew up in Cleveland.Aged 19 he was arrested for armed robbery and sentenced to 20 to 25 years in jail. In jail he began to write short stories, some of which were published...

'The greatest find in American crime fiction since Raymond Chandler' Sunday TimesJackson's woman has found him a foolproof way to make money - a technique for turning ten dollar bills into hundreds. But when the scheme somehow fails,...

Cotton Comes to Harlem von Himes, Chester

'Outrageous, shocking, wonderful' The New York TimesA golden Cadillac big enough to cross the ocean has been seen sailing along the streets of Harlem. A hit-and-run victim's been hit so hard she got embedded in the wall of a convent. A...

'The greatest find in American crime fiction since Raymond Chandler' Sunday TimesDetectives Coffin Ed and Grave Digger Jones have lost two criminals. Pinky ran off - but it shouldn't be hard to track down a giant albino in Harlem. Jake...

'The toughest crime stories in print' Sunday TimesThe night's over for Ulysses Galen. It started going bad for the big Greek when a knife was drawn, then there was an axe, then he was being chased and shot at. Now Galen is lying dead in...

A Rage in Harlem is a ripping introduction to Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, patrolling New York City's roughest streets in Chester Himes's groundbreaking Harlem Detectives series. Featuring an introduction by James Ellroy....