Author: Chester Himes Year: 1964 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery Culture: African-American
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ISBNs: 9780394759999 0394759990 |
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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 everybody 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 is one of Himes's hardest-hitting and most entertaining thrillers.
This book is part of the "Harlem Cycle" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Heat's On" First published in 1961 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Crazy Kill" First published in 1959 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Rage in Harlem" First published in 1957 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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