Crook Manifesto

TWO-TIME WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE

A powerful, entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.

1971, New York City. Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the city is going bankrupt. Ray Carney, furniture store owner and ex-fence, tries to keep his head down, his business up and his life straight. When he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter May, he hits up Munson, an old police contact. But Munson has his own favours to ask of Carney and staying out of the game gets a lot more complicated - and deadly.

'Fast, fun, ribald... with a touch of Quentin Tarantino' Sunday Times

'Whitehead's crime series is one of the most enjoyable streaks in recent fiction' Telegraph 'This novel has it all' Mail on Sunday 'A delight' Financial Times 'Hugely enticing' Independent

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