Chester Himes
AuthorBio
CHester Himes was born in Missouri in 1909. He began writing while serving a prison sentence for a jewel theft and published just short of twenty novels before his death in 1984. Among his best-known thrillers are Cotton Comes to Harlem, The Real Cool Killers, and The Heat's On, all available from Vintage.
Chester Himes Books
Run Man Run
Chester HimesThe End of a Primitive
Chester HimesA Case of Rape
Chester HimesThe Essential Harlem Detectives
Chester HimesThe Big Gold Dream
Chester HimesPlan B
Chester HimesAll Shot Up
Chester HimesCrime Novels: Four Classic Thrillers 1964-1969 (LOA #371)
Geoffrey O'BrienThe Heat's On
Chester HimesCotton Comes to Harlem
Chester HimesThe Crazy Kill
Chester HimesBlind Man with a Pistol
Chester HimesThe Real Cool Killers
Chester HimesA Rage in Harlem
Chester HimesThe Big Gold Dream
Chester HimesAll Shot Up
Chester Himes