Harlem Cycle books in order
Harlem Cycle is a series of 7 books by Chester Himes: 1,260 pages, about 23 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 7
- books
- 1,260
- pages
- 23 hours
- to read them all
- 47 days
- at 30 minutes a day
For Love of Imabelle 2.9 h 3 
The Crazy Kill 2.9 h 
All Shot Up 2.9 h 
The Big Gold Dream 2.9 h 8 
Blind Man with a Pistol 4.4 h 
The Heat's On 3.2 h 
Plan B 3.8 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
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For Love of Imabelle 1957 2.9 h
Goldy, Jackson's crafty twin brother, tries to help Jackson recover his life savings from the con man who cheated him.
- 3
The Crazy Kill 1959 2.9 h
Outside the apartment where a wake is going on, the manager of the A & P across the street is robbed.
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All Shot Up 1960 2.9 h
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The Big Gold Dream 1960 2.9 h
- 8
Blind Man with a Pistol 1969 4.4 h
"New York is sweltering in the summer heat, and Harlem is close to the boiling point.
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The Heat's On 1974 3.2 h
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Plan B 1993 3.8 h
How much is left
| After For Love of Imabelle | about 20 hours left |
| After book 3, The Crazy Kill | about 17 hours left |
| After All Shot Up | about 14 hours left |
| After The Big Gold Dream | about 11 hours left |
| After book 8, Blind Man with a Pistol | about 7 hours left |
| After The Heat's On | about 4 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 23 hours 6 minutes
All 7 books, 1,260 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
47 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.