Harlem Detectives book 2 · 1959
The Real Cool Killers
A white man is shot dead in a Harlem street after a fight in a bar, and the trail leads to a teenage gang.
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Book facts
- Author
- Chester Himes
- Series
- Harlem Detectives, book 2 of 9
- Published
- 1959
- Setting
- Set in New York
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Real Cool Killers
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 Real Cool Killers.
- The Big Gold Dream1960 · Harlem Detectives · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- All Shot Up1960 · Harlem Detectives · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Cotton Comes to Harlem1965 · Harlem Detectives · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Heat's On1966 · Harlem Detectives · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon