Motherless Brooklyn

Jonathan Lethem
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A walk on the wild side of Brooklyn's criminal underclass with a hero known as "The Human Freakshow," a would-be detective also answering to the name of Lionel Essrog. Essrog is a victim of Tourette's Syndrome; hapless and veering out of control, he fights himself and his disease.
Genres: FictionMysteryCrimeBook ClubNew YorkNovelsAudiobookMystery ThrillerContemporaryLiterary Fiction
10 Pages

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