Harlem Detectives book 4 · 1960
The Big Gold Dream
A religious woman who has won big on the numbers collapses at a revival meeting, and her winnings disappear.
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Book facts
- Author
- Chester Himes
- Series
- Harlem Detectives, book 4 of 9
- Published
- 1960
- Setting
- Set in New York
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Big Gold Dream
2 recurring or key characters from Chester Himes’s chart.
Lead 2
- Coffin Ed JohnsonHarlem detective with an acid-scarred face
- Grave Digger JonesHis partner
Also featuring these characters
Other Chester Himes books that share the most characters with The Big Gold Dream.
- The Real Cool Killers1959 · Harlem Detectives · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Cotton Comes to Harlem1965 · Harlem Detectives · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Rage in Harlem1957 · Harlem Detectives · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Heat's On1966 · Harlem Detectives · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon