Motherless Brooklyn

Who recommended it

1. 

   Cory Doctorow Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2023 Five Books interview “The Best Noir Crime Thrillers”.

   The Best Noir Crime Thrillers↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 12 Aug 2023 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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