A classic entry in Chester Himes s trailblazing Harlem Detectives series, Cotton Comes to Harlem is one of his hardest-hitting and most entertaining thrillers.
But the takeis hijacked by white gunmen and hidde.
As sponsor of the Back-to-Africa movement, he s counting on a big Harlem rally to produce a massive collection for his own private charity.
Flim-flam man Deke O Hara is no sooner out of Atlanta s state penitentiary than he s back on the streets working the scam of a lifetime.
A classic entry in Chester Himes s trailblazing Harlem Detectives series, Cotton Comes to Harlem is one of his hardest-hitting and most entertaining thrillers