Chester Himes

48 books

Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Harlem Cycle #7

Chester Himes

160 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
Crazy Kill by Chester Himes, Chester Himes
Crazy Kill
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Chester Himes, Chester Himes

Crazy Kill

Chester Himes, Chester Himes

missing page info • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s by Patricia Highsmith, Robert Polito, Charles Willeford, Jim Thompson, David Goodis, Chester Himes

Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s

Library of America Noir Collection #2

Patricia Highsmith, Robert Polito, Charles Willeford, Jim Thompson, David Goodis, Chester Himes

892 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
Dear Chester, Dear John: Letters Between Chester Hines and John A. Williams by Lori Williams, John A. Williams

Dear Chester, Dear John: Letters Between Chester Hines and John A. Williams

African American Life

Lori Williams, John A. Williams

256 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

emotional reflective medium-paced
The End of a Primitive by Chester Himes

The End of a Primitive

Chester Himes

208 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Essential Harlem Detectives: A Rage in Harlem, The Real Cool Killers, The Crazy Kill, Cotton Comes To Harlem by Chester Himes

The Essential Harlem Detectives: A Rage in Harlem, The Real Cool Killers, The Crazy Kill, Cotton Comes To Harlem

Harlem Cycle #01-03, 7

Chester Himes

712 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller
Fin D Un Primitif by Chester Himes
Fin D Un Primitif
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Chester Himes

Fin D Un Primitif

Chester Himes

354 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction slow-paced
The Harlem Cycle Vol. 2: The Big Gold Dream; All Shot Up; The Heat's On by Chester Himes
The Harlem Cycle Vol. 2: The Big Gold Dream; All Shot Up; The Heat's On
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Chester Himes

The Harlem Cycle Vol. 2: The Big Gold Dream; All Shot Up; The Heat's On

Harlem Cycle #04-06

Chester Himes

496 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction crime dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Hot Day Hot Night by Chester Himes, Chester Himes
Hot Day Hot Night
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Chester Himes, Chester Himes

Hot Day Hot Night

Chester Himes, Chester Himes

238 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
If he Hollars Let Him go by Chester Himes
If he Hollars Let Him go
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Chester Himes

If he Hollars Let Him go

Chester Himes

missing page info • missing pub info (editions)