{"product_id":"crook-manifesto-fast-fun-ribald-sunday-times-the-harlem-trilogy-book-2","title":"Crook Manifesto: 'Fast, fun, ribald' Sunday Times (The Harlem Trilogy Book 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER: a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glorious' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The compelling energy of a crime thriller and the sharp wit of social satire' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Whitehead's crime series is one of the most enjoyable streaks in recent fiction' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This novel has it all' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1971, New York City.\u003c\/b\u003e Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the city is going bankrupt, and a shooting war has broken out between the NYPD and the Black Liberation Army. Furniture store owner and ex-fence Ray Carney is trying to keep his head down, his business up and his life straight. But then he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter May and he decides to hit up an old police contact, who wants favours in return. For Ray, staying out of the game gets a lot more complicated - and deadly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1973\u003c\/b\u003e. The old ways are being overthrown by the thriving counterculture, but Pepper, Carney's enduringly violent partner in crime, is a constant. In these difficult times, Pepper takes on a side gig doing security on a Blaxploitation shoot in Harlem, finding himself in a world of Hollywood stars and celebrity drug dealers, in addition to the usual cast of hustlers, mobsters and hit men. These adversaries underestimate the seasoned crook - to their regret. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1976.\u003c\/b\u003e Harlem is burning, while the country gears up for the Bicentennial. Carney is trying to come up with a celebratory July 4th advertisement he can actually live with, while his wife Elizabeth is campaigning for her childhood friend, rising politician Alexander Oakes. When a fire seriously injures one of Carney's tenants, he enlists Pepper to look into who may be behind it, navigating a crumbling metropolis run by the shady, the violent and the utterly corrupt. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fast, fun, ribald... with a touch of Quentin Tarantino' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delight' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hugely enticing' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 336 pages | Published July 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63985182409053,"sku":"9780349727660","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780349727660.jpg?v=1774485819","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/crook-manifesto-fast-fun-ribald-sunday-times-the-harlem-trilogy-book-2","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}