A Rage in Harlem

A Rage in Harlem
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Publisher : Penguin Classics
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ISBN-10 : 0241685060
ISBN-13 : 9780241685068
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Book Synopsis A Rage in Harlem by : Chester B. Himes

Download or read book A Rage in Harlem written by Chester B. Himes and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 2024-06-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackson'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, Jackson is left broke, wanted by the police and desperately racing to get back both his money and his loving Imabelle. The first of Chester Himes's novels featuring the hardboiled Harlem detectives Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, A Rage in Harlem has swagger, brutal humour, lurid violence, a hearse loaded with gold and a conman dressed as a Sister of Mercy.


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