This is the very entertaining second book in Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy that started with Harlem Shuffle. It’s New York in the ’70s: more and more garbage in the streets, increasing crime and continuing graft. Carney has a thriving furniture business and strives to be a family man. But he can’t stay away from crime, with his crooked partner Pepper battling for him. It’s a dark story giving a great insight of New York life, funny at moments, and all throughout enjoyable to read.
–Krijn, Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA
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