Crook Manifesto

Crook Manifesto
2023 book jacket image
2023 dust jacket
AuthorColson Whitehead
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRay Carney #2
GenreCrime fiction, detective fiction
Set inHarlem in 1971, 1973, and 1976
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
July 18, 2023
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, ebook, audio
Pages338 (hardcover 1st ed.)
ISBN9780385545150 (hc 1st ed.)
9780385545167 (ebook)
OCLC1330712031
813/.54
LC ClassPS3573.H4768 C76 2023
Preceded byHarlem Shuffle 
WebsitePenguin Random House

Crook Manifesto is a 2023 novel by Colson Whitehead, published by Doubleday. It returns to the fictional world of his previous book, Harlem Shuffle. It is a work of crime fiction and a family saga that takes place in Harlem during three periods: 1971, 1973, and 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial celebration.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Mosley, Walter (13 July 2023). "Colson Whitehead Returns to Harlem, and His Hero Returns to Crime". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Arnott, Jake (July 12, 2023). "Review – a dazzling sequel to Harlem Shuffle". The Guardian. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Kindley, Evan (August 1, 2023). "Colson Whitehead's Ode to 1970s New York". The New Republic. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Grant, Colin (April 18, 2024). "The Jeopardy Is the Juice". The New York Review. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  5. ^ Crispin, Jessa (17 July 2023). "Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead review — danger in the Big, Rotten Apple". The Times.