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Colson Whitehead channels the paranoia and fear of 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto'

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"My early '70s New York is dingy and grimy," the Pulitzer Prize-winning author says. Whitehead's sequel to Harlem Shuffle centers on crime at every level, from small-time crooks to Harlem's elite.

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