切斯特•海姆斯（Chester Himes，1909—1989） 著名黑人侦探小说家，生于美国密苏里州的杰斐逊城。一九二八年的冬天，他因持枪抢劫被判入狱，刑期二十年。服刑期间，海姆斯开始创作短篇小说。一九五八年创作的侦探小说处女作获法国警探小说文学奖大奖。他的小说中充斥着暴力、血腥与色情，大都涉及种族问题，并有多部作品被改编成电影。 海姆斯对冷硬派推理小说产生了深远影响，为纪念他，特在美国设立了切斯特•海姆斯侦探小说奖（Chester Himes Mystery Awards），专授给美国黑人侦探小说作家。

Jackson's woman has found him a foolproof way to make money - a technique for turning ten dollar bills into hundreds. But when the scheme somehow fails, Jackson is left broke, wanted by the police and desperately racing to get back both his money and his loving Imabelle. The first of Chester Himes' novels featuring the hardboiled Harlem detectives Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Di...(展开全部)

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Now available in paperback! The all-star creative team of writer Tom King and artist Andy Kubert answer the question: How far across the galaxy will Superman go to bring a single child home? How far will he go, what foes will he face, to find that answer? Aliens have kidnapped a young Earth girl from Metropolis, taking her off-planet. Superman goes in pursuit of them, but with ...(展开全部)

Award-winning author Tom King (Batman, Mister Miracle) answers the question: How far across the galaxy will the Man of Steel go to bring a single child home? Aliens have kidnapped a young Earth girl from Metropolis, taking her off-planet. Superman goes in pursuit of them, but with each stop along the path, the mystery of who the aliens are deepens, and the Man of Steel is faced...(展开全部)

The all-star creative team of writer Tom King (Mister Miracle) and artist Andy Kubert (The Dark Knight III: The Master Race) answer the question: How far across the galaxy will Superman go to bring a single child home? When aliens have kidnapped a young girl from Metropolis it’s up to the Man of Steel to traverse the cosmos and bring her to safety. With every mile comes a new a...(展开全部)

From two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s. "Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked..." To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his...(展开全部)

From two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s. "Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked..." To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his...(展开全部)

Becoming an adult today can seem a grim prospect. As you grow up, you are told to renounce most of the hopes and dreams of your youth, and resign yourself to a life that will be a pale dilution of the adventurous, important and enjoyable life you once expected. But who wants to do any of that? No wonder we live in a culture of rampant immaturity, argues internationally-renowned...(展开全部)

Becoming an adult today can seem a grim prospect. As you grow up, you are told to renounce most of the hopes and dreams of your youth, and resign yourself to a life that will be a pale dilution of the adventurous, important and enjoyable life you once expected. But who wants to do any of that? No wonder we live in a culture of rampant immaturity, argues internationally-renowned...(展开全部)