{"product_id":"a-rage-in-harlem-9780679720409","title":"A Rage in Harlem","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rip-roaring introduction to Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, patrolling New York City's roughest streets in the groundbreaking Harlem Detectives series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[This] Harlem saga vies with the novels of David Goodis and Jim Thompson as the inescapable achievement of postwar American crime fiction.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the love of fine, wily Imabelle, hapless Jackson surrenders his life savings to a con man who knows the secret of turning ten-dollar bills into hundreds--and then he steals from his boss, only to lose the stolen money at a craps table. Luckily for him, he can turn to his savvy twin brother, Goldy, who earns a living--disguised as a Sister of Mercy--by selling tickets to Heaven in Harlem. With Goldy on his side, Jackson is ready for payback.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHESTER HIMES began his writing career while serving in the Ohio State Penitentiary for armed robbery from 1929 to 1936. From his first novel, \u003ci\u003eIf He Hollers Let Him Go\u003c\/i\u003e (1945), Himes dealt with the social and psychological repercussions of being black in a white-dominated society. Beginning in 1953, Himes moved to Europe, where he met and was strongly influenced by Richard Wright. It was in France that he began his best-known series of crime novels--including \u003ci\u003eCotton Comes to Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e (1965)--featuring two Harlem policemen. As with Himes's earlier work, the series is characterized by violence and grisly, sardonic humor. He died in Spain in 1984.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617370280210,"sku":"9780679720409","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a7f38944-ed35-41d0-b38f-b1d6e0d94439.jpg?v=1732517450","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-rage-in-harlem-9780679720409","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}