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Raised in a segregated Missouri and Cleveland, Chester Himes (1909-1984) began his remarkable writing career writing short stories and magazine articles from prison. Once released, he began working at a shipyard, which he used as the basis for his most famous novel, If He Hollers, Let Him Go. He eventually settled in Paris, where he penned most of his Harlem Detective hardboiled novels.

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The Real Cool Killers
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The Essential Harlem Detectives: A Rage in Harlem, The Real Cool Killers, The Crazy Kill, Cotton Comes to Harlem
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The Essential Harlem Detectives: A Rage in Harlem, The Real Cool Killers, The Crazy Kill, Cotton Comes to Harlem
by Chester Himes, S. A. Cosby (Introduction)
Cotton Comes to Harlem
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Cotton Comes to Harlem
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A Rage in Harlem
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A Rage in Harlem
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If He Hollers Let Him Go: A Novel
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If He Hollers Let Him Go: A Novel
by Chester Himes, Hilton Als (Foreword by)
Blind Man with a Pistol
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Blind Man with a Pistol
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The Crazy Kill
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The Crazy Kill
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All Shot Up: A novel
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All Shot Up: A novel
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Plan B: A novel
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Plan B: A novel
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The Big Gold Dream: A novel
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The Big Gold Dream: A novel
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Crime Novels: Four Classic Thrillers 1964-1969 (LOA #371): The Fiend / Doll / Run Man Run / The Tremor of Forgery
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Crime Novels: Four Classic Thrillers 1964-1969 (LOA #371): The Fiend / Doll / Run Man Run / The Tremor of Forgery
by Margaret Millar, Geoffrey O'Brien (Editor), Ed McBain, Chester Himes, Patricia Highsmith
The Heat's On
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The Heat's On
by Chester Himes
Lonely Crusade
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Lonely Crusade
by Chester Himes
Paperback L.A. Book 2: A Casual Anthology: Studios, Salesmen, Shrines, Surfspots
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by Susan LaTempa (Editor), Ray Bradbury (Contribution by), Naomi Hirahara (Contribution by), Gina B. Nahai (Contribution by), Chester Himes (Contribution by)
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Title: The Essential Harlem Detectives: A Rage in Harlem, The Real Cool Killers, The Crazy Kill, Cotton Comes to Harlem, Author: Chester Himes
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Harlem-Krimis
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Harlem-Krimis
by Chester Himes
Narrated by  Martin Semmelrogge, Oliver Stritzel, Engelbert von Nordhausen, Sandra Schwittau, Udo Schenk
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Title: Crime Novels: Four Classic Thrillers 1964-1969 (LOA #371): The Fiend / Doll / Run Man Run / The Tremor of Forgery, Author: Margaret Millar
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Title: Cotton Comes to Harlem, Author: Chester Himes
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Title: Blind Man with a Pistol, Author: Chester Himes
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