A Case of Rape
Chester B. Himes
Carroll & Graf Pub
Four Black American men living in Paris are charged with the rape of a white woman<br><span>Chester Himes' most 
disturbing and controversial novel, A Case of Rape has never been widely
 available to his readers in the United States. That is - until now. 
Himes, the author of many popular mystery novels and creator of the 
memorable black detectives, Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, 
wrote A Case of Rape in 1956-57. This thought-provoking, jarring 
thriller examines the social and sexual relationships between the races.
 A white woman is raped and killed by four black American men in Paris. 
Or is she?</span>