All Shot Up

by Chester Himes

Overview

The greatest find in American fiction since Raymond Chandler."--The Observer [London]

The shocking and explosive hardboiled classic: From murderers to sex workers, corrupt politicians and racist detectives, Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones, Harlem's toughest detective duo, must carry the day against an absurdist world of racism and class warfare.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781933648729
Publisher:	Pegasus Books
Publication date:	12/01/2007
Series:	Coffin Ed and Grave Digger Jones Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

After arriving on the American literary scene with novels of scathing social protest like If He Hollers Let Him Go and The Lonely Crusade, Chester Himes created a pioneering pair of dangerously charming African-American sleuths, Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson, who attempt to maintain some kind of order in a series of violent and funny page-turners.

Editorial Reviews

"The greatest find in American fiction since Raymond Chandler."--The Observer [London]

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