
Cotton Comes to Harlem
by Chester Himes
Title:
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Author:
Chester Himes
Series (if any):
Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
240 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780241639221
EAN:
9780241639221
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
302
Dimensions (mm):
128 x 198 x 15
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect'' Daily TelegraphA con-man is swindling the poor folk of Harlem out of their life savings - and now all hell''s broken loose.The ''Reverend'' Deke O''Malley has just made $87,000 by duping his followers, only for white gunmen to hijack the rally and escape with the cash hidden inside a bale of cotton. Now ace detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson must get the good people of Harlem their money back by any means necessary, in a raucous, breakneck adventure involving double-crosses, exotic dancers, a racist colonel and a whole pile of bodies...






























