The Hit

by Julian Mayfield

"Well-plotted, extremely perceptive." -- Kirkus Reviews

In Harlem of the 1950s, the age-old dream of sudden wealth centers on the numbers game. Hubert Cooley, an avid gambler, would do anything to get enough money to place a bet. For him, the possibility of a "hit" represents the solution to everything that's wrong with his life and the chance to escape from his demeaning job as a superintendent, from the pressures of family life, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486837521
• ISBN13: 9780486837529
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 8.0"