Economist Recommends Crime Novels
The Economist highlighted 8 new novels covering crime, family, and love.
One of the highlighted novels is "Crook Manifesto" by Colson Whitehead, a follow-up to his previous Harlem crime novels. It continues the story of Carney, caught between his furniture store and the criminal underbelly of 1970s Harlem. Another novel on the list is Thomas Mullen's "Blind Spots," which involves a detective investigating a car bombing in Atlanta amid racial tensions and political intrigue. Family dynamics are explored in "North Woods" by Daniel Mason, a multi-generational story set in a New England home, and "The Rachel Incident" by Caroline O'Donoghue, a coming-of-age story set in Ireland.
