This author's short stories include a work about Dick Small's docility, "Headwaiter," and a man who 
This author's short stories include a work about Dick Small's docility, "Headwaiter," and a man who steals from his mother to buy his friends gifts, "Mama's Missionary Money."  His novel about Jimmy Monroe's experiences in prison was reissued posthumously under the title Yesterday Will Make You Cry.  His first novel dealt with the fallout resulting from Madge Perkins' accusations of rape and ends with the protagonist being sent to join the army, while The Primitive depicted a tense relationship between a white woman executive and a black writer.  His novel For Love of Imabelle later began a series that culminated in the apocalyptic work Plan B and focused on the violent exploits of two Harlem detectives, Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones.  For 10 points, identify this author of such works as Cotton Comes to Harlem and If He Hollers Let Him Go.
This author's short stories include a work about Dick Small's docility, "Headwaiter," and a man who steals from his mother to buy his friends gifts, "Mama's Missionary Money."  
Chester Himes