The Real Cool Killers by Chester Himes (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Real Cool Killers by Chester Himes Many people had reasons for killing Galen, a big Greek with too much money and too great a liking for young black girls. But there are complications--like a drug addict, a disappearing suspect, and the fact that Coffin Eds daughter is up to her neck in the whole explosive business. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The book that Walter Kirn said was like "Hieronymus Bosch meets Miles Davis" (The New York Times). • Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones get personally involved in a gang dispute in one of the most provocative cases in Chester Himess groundbreaking Harlem Detectives series. Many people had reasons for killing Ulysses Galen, a big Greek with too much money and too great a liking for young black girls. But there are complications—like Sonny, found standing over the body, high on hash, with a gun in his hand that fires only blanks; a gang called the Moslems; a disappearing suspect; and the fact that Coffin Eds daughter is up to her pretty little neck in the whole explosive business. Author Biography CHESTER HIMES began his writing career while serving in the Ohio State Penitentiary for armed robbery from 1929 to 1936. From his first novel, If He Hollers Let Him Go (1945), Himes dealt with the social and psychological repercussions of being black in a white-dominated society. Beginning in 1953, Himes moved to Europe, where he met and was strongly influenced by Richard Wright. It was in France that he began his best-known series of crime novels—including Cotton Comes to Harlem (1965)—featuring two Harlem policemen. As with Himess earlier work, the series is characterized by violence and grisly, sardonic humor. He died in Spain in 1984. Review "The action is slapstick, preposterously violent—Hieronymus Bosch meets Miles Davis." —Walter Kirn, The New York Times"One of the most important American writers of the 20th century.... A quirky American genius." —Walter Mosley "For sheer toughness its hard to beat the black detectives Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones. Himes never received the recognition he deserved for his books—they combine elements of George V. Higgins, Elmore Leonard, and Richard Stark, with a bleak vision all their own." —The Washington Post "Himess Harlem detective series ... are remarkable for their macabre comic sense and wicked and nasty wit." —Ishmael Reed, Los Angeles Times Review Quote "The action is slapstick, preposterously violent-Hieronymus Bosch meets Miles Davis." Details ISBN0679720391 Short Title REAL COOL KILLERS Language English ISBN-10 0679720391 ISBN-13 9780679720393 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 1988 Imprint Vintage Books Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Pages 160 DOI 10.1604/9780679720393 AU Release Date 1988-11-28 NZ Release Date 1988-11-28 US Release Date 1988-11-28 UK Release Date 1988-11-28 Author Chester Himes Publisher Random House USA Inc Series Harlem Detectives Publication Date 1988-11-28 Series Number 2 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137877231;

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