No Easy Money, But What If?

Everybody’s Got an Angle: Reviewing Chester Himes’s Noir Classic ‘A Rage in Harlem’

What if someone told you they’d perfected a process that would turn ten dollar bills into hundred dollar bills? Would you fork over your stash in hopes of becoming instantly wealthy? Unfortunately, I’m afraid the lovelorn, naive Jackson isn’t as smart as you.

Cover detail from Chester Himes, A Rage in Harlem.

I had no idea what to expect with Chester Hime…