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Synopsis
From Amazon: Brooklyn's very own self-appointed Human Freakshow, Lionel Essrog is an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to bark, count, and rip apart our language in startling and original ways. Together with three veterans of the St. Vincent's Home for Boys, he works for small-time mobster Frank Minna's limo service cum detective agency. Life without Frank Minna, the charismatic King of Brooklyn, would be unimaginable, so who cares if the tasks he sets them are, well, not exactly legal. But when Frank is fatally stabbed, one of Lionel's colleagues lands in jail, the other two vie for his position, and the victim's widow skips town. Lionel's world is suddenly topsy-turvy, and this outcast who has trouble even conversing attempts to untangle the threads of the case while trying to keep the words straight in his head.
Motherless Brooklyn: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
Adult detective noir featuring a protagonist with Tourette syndrome navigating the criminal underworld of Brooklyn. Contains strong language throughout, violence including murder, and organized crime themes.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include murder, death, and mental illness (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers will appreciate the unique voice of a detective with Tourette syndrome solving his mentor's murder in 1990s Brooklyn.