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  • The Essential Harlem Detectives

    A Rage in Harlem, The Real Cool Killers, The Crazy Kill, Cotton Comes to Harlem

    af Chester Himes ...
    Serier serie Harlem Detectives
    **The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A one-volume selection of four novels in the legendary detective series—blistering, groundbreaking capers set in Harlem's criminal underworld—by master crime writer Chester Himes. With an introduction by New York Times bestselling author S.A. Cosby.“[Himes] put a spin on crime fiction—emphasizing urban atmosphere, street smarts, and uptown ... Læs mere

    142,24 kr.

  • Blind Man with a Pistol

    af Chester Himes ...
    Serier Bog 8 - Harlem Detectives
    **At once grotesquely comic and unflinchingly violent: the final entry in the trailblazing Harlem Detectives series, set in New York in the sweltering summer heat.“A sensual, surreal, cartoonishly violent and breathtakingly bawdy comic universe.” —Los Angeles Times**New York is sweltering in the summer heat, and Harlem is close to the boiling point. To Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, at ... Læs mere

    83,63 kr.

  • The Crazy Kill

    af Chester Himes ...
    Serier Bog 3 - Harlem Detectives
    From “one of the most important American writers of the 20th century” (Walter Mosley) comes a classic thriller in the trailblazing Harlem Detectives series, in which love and jealousy erupt into violence.One early morning, Reverend Short is watching from his bedroom window as the A&P across the street is robbed. As he tries to see the thief get away, the opium-addicted preacher leans too far and ... Læs mere

    83,63 kr.

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  • The Brass Cupcake

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    One of the most beloved American thriller writers of the twentieth century kicks off a rip-roaring career with his exhilarating first novel, a hard-boiled classic full of twists and turns, good intentions and bad coincidences, the stench of corruption and the pursuit of justice at any cost.Introduction by Dean KoontzEx-cop Cliff Bartells might be the last honest man in Florence City, Florida. ... Læs mere

    87,36 kr.

  • The Heavenly Table

    Cane, Cob and Chimney Jewett are young Georgia sharecroppers held under the thumb of their God-fearing father, Pearl. When he dies unexpectedly, they set out on horseback for Canada, robbing and looting their way to wealth and infamy.But little goes to plan and soon they’re pursued by both the authorities and the stories emanating from their trail of destruction – making the Jewett Gang out to be ... Læs mere

    85,75 kr.

  • The Brass Cupcake

    Serier Bog 556 - Murder Room
    In Flower City, a sleepy resort town on Florida's Gulf Coast, wealthy Elizabeth Stegman is murdered in a jewel heist gone bad - her missing jewels insured for £750,000.It falls to hardboiled ex-cop Cliff Bartells to find the killer, retrieve the jewels and console the decedent's niece and only heir, beautiful and headstrong Melody Chance. But complicating Bartell's best efforts is a local police ... Læs mere

    70,74 kr.

  • The Maid's Version

    In 1929, an explosion in a Missouri dance hall killed forty-two people. Who was to blame? Mobsters from St Louis? Embittered gypsies? The preacher who cursed the waltzing couples for their sins? Or could it just have been a colossal accident?Alma Dunahew, whose scandalous younger sister was among the dead, believes the answer lies in a dangerous love affair, but no one will listen to a maid from ... Læs mere

    109,97 kr.

  • Long, Last, Happy

    New and Collected Stories

    af Barry Hannah ...
    A definitive, career-spanning, best-of tribute to a master of the modern American short story, featuring work from his final unpublished collection.A fitting summation of one of America's greatest short story masters, this towering tribute features stories from Airships, Captain Maximus, Bats Out of Hell, High Lonesome, and Barry Hannah's final unfinished collection, Long, Last, Happy. The ... Læs mere

    84,61 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Dog Diaries #9: Sparky (Dog Diaries Special Edition)

    af Kate Klimo ...
    Ilustreret af Tim Jessell ...
    Serier Bog 9 - Dog Diaries
    In this Dog Diaries–meets–Horse Diaries Special Crossover Edition, a no-nonsense fire dog meets her match in the biggest, hottest flames Chicago has ever seen—and a rescue horse with an attitude!In the 1800s, firefighters used horses to pull fire trucks. But horses spook easily and run away from fire—so they needed fire dogs.And there’s no better fire dog than Sparky. Sparky is so good at her job, ... Læs mere

    41,74 kr.

  • All Shot Up

    af Chester Himes ...
    Serier serie Penguin Modern Classics
    'Outrageous, shocking, wonderful' The New York TimesA golden Cadillac big enough to cross the ocean has been seen sailing along the streets of Harlem. A hit-and-run victim's been hit so hard she got embedded in the wall of a convent. A shootout with three heistmen dressed as cops has left an important politician in a coma - and a lot of money missing. And Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson ... Læs mere

    94,33 kr.

  • Knights of the Open Palm

    Race Williams #1 (Black Mask)

    Serier Bog 1 - Black Mask
    The first hard-boiled detective Race Williams, runs up against the Klan in his premiere adventure, which leads him to fast and tragic action. Plus two other early Daly hard-boiled classics: "The False Burton Combs" and "Dolly." Story #1 in the Race Williams series.Carroll John Daly (1889–1958) was the creator of the first hard-boiled private eye story, predating Dashiell Hammett's first ... Læs mere

    12,51 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • There Should Have Been Castles

    "Slick, smart, raunchy entertainment" from the international bestselling author of the classic Summer of '42 ( Kirkus Reviews).Ben is the writer who can't seem to make it; Ginnie is the dancer who can't seem to miss. In 1951 they are two scared kids in love—determined to hold onto each other no matter what. Together the world is theirs for the asking.In the exhilarating landscape of 1950s showbiz, ... Læs mere

    83,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus