The Real Cool Killers by Chester Himes

The Real Cool Killers

Harlem Cycle #2

Chester Himes

160 pages first pub 1958 (view editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
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Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones get personally involved in a gang dispute in The Real Cool Killers, one of the most provocative cases in Chester Himes's groundbreaking Harlem Detectives series. Many people had reasons for killing Ulysses ...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 283 reviews

Moods

dark: 84%

tense: 68%

mysterious: 57%

adventurous: 36%

challenging: 21%

funny: 21%

sad: 15%


Pace

100% of readers chose fast
fast

Plot or character driven?

56% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
12% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

20% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

87% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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