Cotton Comes to Harlem

Paperback Published on: 25/03/2021
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Synopsis

'A bawdy, brazen rollercoaster of a novel . . . the wildest' The New York Times

A preacher called Deke O'Malley's been selling false hope: the promise of a glorious new life in Africa for just $1,000 a family. But when thieves with machine guns steal the proceeds - and send one man's brain matter flying - the con is up. Now Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed mean to bring the good people of Harlem back their $87,000, however many corpses they have to climb over to get it.

Cotton Comes to Harlem is a non-stop ride, with violence, sex, double-crosses, and the two baddest detectives ever to wear a badge in Harlem.

With an Introduction by Will Self

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780241521090
  • Number of pages: 240
  • Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 16 mm
  • Weight: 182g
  • Languages: English

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Cotton Comes to Harlem
Seething and streetwise; excellent
A recently re-released classic of the hardboiled genre, Cotton Comes to Harlem illustrates why African-American novelist Chester Himes deserves a prime pla... READ MORE
Craig Sisterson