That's the second mention of the Simon I've come across
today. Haven't read it but it sounds like fun. Also came
across some other names that were new to me in this recent
piece on black crime fiction by Brian Lindenmuth at Mystery
Bookspot. http://www.fantasybookspot.com/node/1880
He says in the comments that it's his first article. It's
long but it's highly digestible and extremely informative. I
hope there's more to come.
The above also got me looking through my Donald Goines
novels, and I noticed that the protagonist of WHITE MAN'S
JUSTICE, BLACK MAN'S GRIEF (which I haven't yet read) is
called Chester Hines.
Al
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Mario wrote:
"I strongly suggest (though it's your money) that
you give Himes's
Harlem novels the full treatment. They make up a
great body of work."
A few years ago, Payback Press (UK) put all eight
novels out in three
volumes of three books each (adding Plan B to the
third volume). Each
is prefaced by an essay (for instance, Himes's
Dilemma of a Black Writer
in America in the second). Unfortunately, I think
they are now out of
print.
"Himes rocks! . . . I guess you have guessed by
now that I am a longtime
Himes fan... Ever
since I found Blind Man with a Pistol (great
title, by the way)."
Great title and great book.
I have an old Black Lizard I've never read,
Coffin & Co by Niami Simon.
According to the back cover, it's about two cops
who have convinced
their co-workers that they were the inspiration
for Coffin Ed and
Gravedigger Jones. Now they set out to convince
Himes not to end the
series. I kept meaning to read this after
finishing the Harlem Cycle
(as Payback Press calls it), but still haven't.
Is it any good?
Mark
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