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A classic thriller from the Harlem Detective series, where love, jealousy and many-peopled mayhem abound

Big 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.

The Crazy Kill

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A Paperback by Chester Himes

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 11/28/2024 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780241692639, 978-0241692639
    ISBN10: 0241692636

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    A classic thriller from the Harlem Detective series, where love, jealousy and many-peopled mayhem abound

    Big 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.

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