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From the acclaimed bestselling author of the Easy Rawlins series who have been deemed “one of America’s best enigma writers” (The NY Times Reserve Review) comes an account in regards to a murdered man who does not want to go to heaven or hell—he’d favour his old life in Harlem.

Tempest Landry is neither a good nor a terrible man, but an average man aiming to make it through. Sure, he stole money from his mom’s church, but he used it to cover his aunt’s groceries while she was recovering from pneumonia. And yes, Tiny Henderson went to jail because of Tempest’s white lie, however the brutal rapist and murderer deserved it. After a cop “unintentionally” kills Tempest, Tempest is refused usage of heaven for his sins. But he brazenly refuses St. Peter’s demand to proceed to hell—he would just as soon accept his old life in Harlem. Temporarily stymied, St. Peter grants Tempest his wish—but in some other body and with a guardian angel pursuing him around who's identified to convert him to righteousness. But the devil is also in the operating for Tempest’s spirit—and he would like it in a terrible way. Within this episodic and humorous homage to Langston Hughes’ prescient narrator Jess B. Simple, viewers are lured into the never-ending debate on the type of good and evil. The Tempest Tales explores the provoking questions: Is sin the same for folks of different races? Is sin judged the same for the indegent as it is for the rich? And in the end, who really reaches decide?

Category: Classics & Allegories