The Crazy Kill by Chester Himes Paperback Book 9780241692639

A classic thriller from the Harlem Detective series, where love, jealousy and many-peopled mayhem aboundBig Joe Pullen is dead and his wake is getting boozy. When the opium-addicted Reverend Short falls out of a window trying to see a thief fleeing the robbed store opposite, his life is saved when he lands in a bread basket, cushioned by the corpse of Valentine Haines. It's up to detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson to find out who stabbed Valentine - though no one at the wake is keen to say much to the police. Shot through with dry, dark humour, this is Chester Himes at his hardboiled noir best.

Author: Chester Himes Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Pages: 192 Page Count: 192 Publication Date: 2024 Year of Publication: 2024 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Weight: 266 g Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 19.8 cm Package Dimension Width: 12.8 cm Package Dimension Height: 0.6 cm ISBN: 9780241692639