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1	Cotton Comes to Harlem more books like this by Chester Himes add to wishlist Con man Deke O'Hara is released from the Atlanta State Penitentiary. Upon his release, he capitalizes on the mood of the time, sponsoring a "Back to Africa" rally, the proceeds of which he intends to put back in Deke's pocket. Unfortunately, someone absconds with the profits before Deke can, but officers Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones are ... see all copies from $2.48! new only from $7.14! \| first editions \| SVS
2	If He Hollers Let Him Go more books like this by Chester Himes add to wishlist This story of a man living every day in fear of his life for simply being black is as powerful today as it was when it was first published in 1947. The novel takes place in the space of four days in the life of Bob Jones, a black man who is constantly plagued by the effects of racism. Living in a society that is drenched in race consciousness ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Yesterday Will Make You Cry more books like this by Chester B Himes add to wishlist The autobiographical novel, which Chester Himes completed in 1937, recounts the trials of a young man named Jimmy Monroe as he makes his way through the American prison system. The book went unpublished until 1952, when it was released in a heavily edited version under the title "Cast the First Stone". "Yesterday Will Make You Cry" is the complete ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.73! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Lonely crusade more books like this by Chester Himes add to wishlist A young black man becomes a labor organizer during World War II while wrestling with the challenges of being black in America. see all copies from $2.98! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Heats on more books like this by Chester B Himes add to wishlist From the start nothing goes right for black detectives Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones. Grave Digger is shot, both are disciplined for using excessive force and the bodies still keep piling up. Yet the detectives still can't find an albino called Pinky and $3 million-worth of heroin. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Real Cool Killers more books like this by Chester B Himes add to wishlist 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 Ed's daughter is up to her neck in the whole explosive business. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.59! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Rage in Harlem more books like this by Chester B Himes add to wishlist Jackson is so unhip that he can't see through the scam he's being offered. After losing his life's savings to a con artist, he steals from his boss, and begins his descent into the less-savoury aspects of life in Harlem. This was Himes' first foray into crime fiction. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $7.81! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Blind man with a pistol more books like this by Chester Himes add to wishlist Coffin Ed and Grave Digger Jones pursue two different cases through a maze of violence that threatens to tear Harlem apart. see all copies from $4.34! new only from $7.32! \| first editions \| SVS
9	All Shot Up more books like this by Chester Himes add to wishlist "The greatest find in American fiction since Raymond Chandler."-The Observer (London) The shocking and explosive hardboiled classic: From murderers to prostitutes, corrupt politicians and racist white detectives, Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones, Harlem's toughest detective duo, must carry the day against an absurdist world of racism and ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $8.77! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Conversations with Chester Himes more books like this by Michel J Fabre (Editor), Chester B Himes, Robert E Skinner (Editor) add to wishlist Collections of interviews with notable modern writers see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
11 view cover	My Life of Absurdity: The Later Years, the Autobiography of Chester Himes more books like this by Chester B. Himes add to wishlist This second volume in the autobiography of legendary writer Chester Himes talkes the reader into the heart of Paris expatriate cafe society in the 1950s, offering fascinating glimpse of lovers, three continents, and other black men like himself making their way as writers: Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.50! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Run Man Run more books like this by Chester B Himes add to wishlist Walker, one of New York's not very finest, is a drunk, psychotic and viscious policeman. Staggering into a restaurant on a freezing day, he kills two Negro worker "because they were there", and pursues a third who witnessed the murders, determined to kill him as well. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $10.31! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Pinktoes more books like this by Chester Himes add to wishlist All Mamie Mason ever wanted was to be "the hostess with the mostest" and inspire a lot of inter-racial loving at her famous parties in Harlem. A bawdy Rabelaisian tale of sex, food and gossip. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Collected Stories of Chester Himes more books like this by Chester B Himes add to wishlist Spanning 40 years and including Himes's first work, written during his imprisonment in the 1940s, this collection uncovers the internal struggles of black individuals caught between resignation and rage, probing the heart of the African-American experience with wit, indignation, and ruthless honesty. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.64! \| first editions
15 view cover	Plan B more books like this by Chester B Himes, Robert E Skinner (Introduction by), Michel Fabre (Introduction by) add to wishlist Tomsson Black, political visionary, business genius, and underground revolutionary, plots to avenge injustice by instigating racial turmoil. The roots of racism extend far back into his ancestry, and persecution and suffering have affected many generations of his family. Tomsson's own misfortunes are the impetus for him to found a criminal ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $50.30! \| first editions
16 view cover	Crazy Kill more books like this by Chester B Himes add to wishlist see all copies from $2.03! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17	The Autobiography of Chester Himes more books like this by Chester B. Himes add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The End of a Primitive more books like this by Chester B Himes add to wishlist Originally published in 1955, Chester Himes's novel describes the affair between a white woman and a black man in the 1950s. Brutal but brilliant, the novel painfully details the emotional breakdown of a couple twisting in the harsh wind of racism and regret. An expatriate in France, Himes wrote an introduction to the novel that is as searing and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.57! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Harlem Cycle Vol. 1: A Rage in Harlem; The Real Cool Killers; The Crazy Kill by Chester B Himes add to wishlist This collection of three novels presents Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, Harlem's toughest pair of cops. Renowned for their meanness and always armed with their legendary nickel-plated colts, they patrol the streets of Harlem and attempt to keep some semblance of law and order. see all copies from $49.48!
20 view cover	A case of rape more books like this by Chester Himes add to wishlist On the rape and murder of Mrs Elizabeth Hancock see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Quality of Hurt (Tr, Repackage) more books like this by Chester B Himes add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Cast the First Stone more books like this by Chester B Himes add to wishlist James Munroe was a cool cat. He took his prison sentence without blinking and by the fourth year he had made it. Then a youngster named Dido moved into his cell block and Munroe's shell began to crumble see all copies from $5.00! first editions
23 view cover	The end of the primitive. more books like this by Chester Himes add to wishlist Jesse Robinson wakes from his nightmare to dirty, fitful real life in a Harlem slum. Kriss wakes up alone divorced, disillusioned, in her plush Manhattan apartment. They have nothing in common. Just one amazing, passionate weekend in Chicago and a desire to meet again. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $20.04!
24	The Quality of Hurt: The Early Years: The Autobiography of Chester Himes more books like this by Chester B Himes, Chester Eimes add to wishlist see all copies from $3.25! new only from $54.99! \| first editions
25	Quality of Hurt: The Autobiography of Chester Himes more books like this by Chester B Himes add to wishlist see all copies from $10.95! signed copies \| first editions

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