I thought this was a great, easy read if you're in the mood for a noir crime story with some atypical characters. Protagonist, Snowball, is a great device to explore racial tensions in Prohibition-era East Coast. The language captured the setting well, and it's a great weekend read that'll make y...
“Where’s the sugar?” she asks, her voice soft as the hum of the small table fan on top of my radio. “There isn’t any,” I say. “I’m running low on everything. I’ll stock the kitchen tomorrow.” She looks at me like I’m kidding, but I mean it. I’m not ...