Colson Whitehead – Harlem Shuffle
From the author of The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Shuffle is a family saga, crime novel set in 1960s Harlem, that explores race and power. Ray Carney is seen as an upstanding salesman to his customers and neighbors and very few people know he is descended from a line of crooks. When cash gets tight though, Ray begins to tussle between his striver side and his crook side. As he navigates his double life, can Ray avoid getting killed, save his cousin and maintain his good reputation?