{"product_id":"the-big-gold-dream-chester-himes","title":"The Big Gold Dream (Chester Himes)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFast-paced and hard-boiled, this Harlem Detectives novel follows a pile of stolen money - or it would if anyone could find it...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlberta Wright drops dead on the street during a sermon by the charismatic con man Sweet Prophet. Her partner rushes home to avoid the cops, only to find her apartment looted by someone looking for her stash of cash. But soon it becomes apparent that there are number of players in the race for Alberta's dough. Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones are called in to investigate, but they know full well the bodies haven't stopped dropping yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChester Himes\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Missouri in 1909. Aged nineteen he was arrested for armed robbery and sentenced to twenty-five years in jail, where he began to write short stories. Upon release, he took a variety of jobs while continuing to write fiction. He later moved to Paris where he wrote the first of his Harlem detective novels, \u003ci\u003eA Rage in Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1957 Grand prix de littérature policière. In 1969 Himes moved to Spain, where he died in 1984.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 208 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65849499386205,"sku":"K097237877","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9723787700001A.jpg?v=1788799302","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-big-gold-dream-chester-himes","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}