Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

"In 1970s Harlem, Ray Carney is trying to keep his furniture business clean and leave his old life of moving stolen goods behind. But when he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter, one small favour pulls him back into a world of crooked cops, hustlers, fires, film sets and political corruption. Across three moments in a changing city, Carney and Pepper navigate a Harlem where staying honest is never as simple as it sounds."

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