Harlem Detectives book 7 · 1966
The Heat's On
Coffin Ed and Grave Digger hunt a shipment of heroin that has vanished in Harlem, with a gentle albino giant caught in the middle.
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Book facts
- Author
- Chester Himes
- Series
- Harlem Detectives, book 7 of 9
- Published
- 1966
- Setting
- Set in New York
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Heat's On
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
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- The Crazy Kill1959 · Harlem Detectives · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon