Crook Manifesto
novel by Whitehead
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Crook Manifesto is a novel by Colson Whitehead, published in 2023. It is the second book in Whitehead's Harlem Trilogy, following Harlem Shuffle (2021) and preceding Cool Machine (2026). The novel is set in 1970s Harlem and continues the story of Ray Carney, a furniture salesman who becomes involved in the criminal underworld. The trilogy explores real-life events in New York City and African American history, such as the Harlem race riot of 1964 and the New York City blackout of 1977.12
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