Cotton Comes to Harlem
By Chester Himes
Read by Dion Graham
The Harlem Detective Series: Book 7
Unabridged
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9798228910959
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ISBN: 9798228910973
| Runtime: | 6.97 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Black flim-flam man Deke O’Hara is no sooner out of Atlanta’s state penitentiary than he’s back on the streets, working the scam of a lifetime. As sponsor of the Back-to-Africa movement, he’s counting on the big Harlem rally to produce a big collection—for his own private charity. But the take ($87,000) is hijacked by white gunmen and hidden in a bale of cotton that suddenly everyone wants to get his hands on.
With Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones on everyone’s trail and piecing together the complexity of the scheme, Cotton Comes to Harlem (made into a film in 1970) is one of Himes’ hardest-hitting and most entertaining thrillers.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Author
Author Bio: Chester Himes
Chester Himes (1909–1984) was born in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1909 and grew up in Cleveland. Aged 19 he was arrested for armed robbery and sentenced to 25 years in jail. In jail he began to write short stories, some of which were published in Esquire magazine. Upon release he took a variety of jobs, from working in a California shipyard to journalism to script-writing, while continuing to write fiction. He later moved to Paris where he was commissioned to write the first of his Harlem detective novels, A Rage in Harlem, which won the 1957 Grand Prix du Roman Policier.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
| Runtime: | 6.97 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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