BingelyBooks don't know that he struggles with his upbringing as he comes from a family of people who weren't above doing a few hustles on the side. When he needs to make ends meet, he falls back on a few projects to keep everything moving along. When he opts in to another score, not only doesn't it go smoothly, but he finds that he's got a new group of clientele from shady cops and other less than desirable people. How does he maintain his reputation while being able to stay upwardly mobile in this novel about social morality and power in Harlem Shuffle?
BILLY SUMMERS Scribner Stephen King
We meet Billy Summers who is a good guy that happens to be in a really bad job - he's a killer for hire and he's the best at what he does. If you hire his services, he will only take a project if the target is truly a bad guy. Now, he's looking to get out after working this job, being a sniper, a decorated war vet, excellent at vanishing after the completion of a job - what could go wrong?
HARLEM SHUFFLE Doubleday Colson Whitehead
We're introduced to Ray Carney, an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture. Although the residents of Harlem know him to be a family man, they AthleisureMag.com
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We're along for the ride with Billy as he navigates his time in the war while also being in a small town. We meet the people that he is around. We see the complexities of a man with issues who is looking to redeem himself while finishing his last job. Issue #70 | Oct 2021
