A Brief History of Seven Killings -

[Becky Lindroos]

Imo,  the one book p-listers might enjoy most from this year’s offerings is A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James.  It’s quite violent but the structure and language are brilliant.  A fictional retelling of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley but a lot of the story is what transpired later and how it related to what went before. 

Also excellent: 
City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg / New York City circa 1977 
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith / crime - Blue Oyster Cult 
The Cartel by Don Winslow / crime -  drug lords in Mexico 
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates  /  nonfiction - race relations

Bek -
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